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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Math is one subject where if you rush it, things fall apart.

If you’re coming in from public school, the math curriculum there tends to go fast and shallow. What kids are required to do in terms of problem-solving at private schools like NCS/STA is much more demanding.

If your child has done Beast Math or is in AOPS, the math test questions can be at a high AOPS level of problem-solving and that’s on timed exams.

If the school has told you they are not ready, trust them.  They are not ready. Don’t set your child up for failure and frustration by not listening to the people who will be teaching and testing them in the future.[/quote]

+1 I agree with all the above. Public school math alone is shallow. When my DD took the math placement test entering 9th, the private high school put her one level down from where we thought she actually should be. By that point in the spring, her public school math had not covered some of the topics on the test while the private school kids had already learned that material. We went along with their placement. She could have definitely handled one placement up but they didn't know that. After freshman year where she had a nearly perfect grade in the class and got 100% on the final, she asked to skip a class and they allowed it because she had demonstrated she could pick up math easily. I would say, unless you have good evidence to the contrary, it's better for them to play it safe and get a good grade in the math course they are assigned to. If it turns out that they are indeed a very fast learner and can demonstrate that to the school, there is wiggle room later. [/quote]

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