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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve never seen someone keep it a secret- almost everyone I know (and I talk to a lot of parents) has their kid do some kind of academic enrichment or tutoring.   It’s just part of the culture here combined with the fact that everyone is looking to accelerate their kids (chapter books in kindergarten, algebra in 6th grade, DE classes in high school).  [b]No matter how smart your child is they can’t do that without a lot of outside help. [/b]

The more interesting question is why are we in such a rush (my eldest was taking math classes in HS that my engineer brother was taking in his Junior year of college).   We’re all locked in a weird arms race. [/quote]

Is that because the school sucks? Ours does algebra in sixth grade, for example. So why would we need outside help? Tutors are foreign to me and I’ve never heard of anyone doing kumon or similar so I’m just unaware of all of this. [/quote]

Just to clarify if your child is taking algebra in 6th grade he is 4 years above grade level.  He will take geometry in 7th and algebra 2 in eighth and pre calculus in 9.   If he stays on that path he’ll be beyond multi-variable calculus (a class few schools offer).   So either you go to a truely exceptional school or you are mistaken [/quote]

Algebra in 6th grade is only 2 years ahead of standard school pacing since school algebra is usually for 8th graders. Some good school systems will let 5th graders take algebra. But most do not, hence all the 5th graders enrolled in AoPS and RSM.[/quote]

There are not many 5th graders enrolled in algebra at RSM or AoPS. We tried both and there was not a single child on algebra 1 in fifth track. Not saying there aren’t any but it’s certainly not common. [/quote]

We know one. And he’s struggling big league [/quote]

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