<p>^Our son didn’t turn into a math genius either, but he’s a very, very good computer programmer with a very well paying job. I’m pretty sure that his time with Mathcounts and the various summer programs he did (one week of computer camp, various science CTY courses, a comp sci course at Columbia U’s summer school) all helped nurture his mathematical and logical abilities.)</p>
<p>BTW if I haven’t made it clear, I think nurturing writing abilities is equally important and at a school that doesn’t place high value on academics may be more culturally acceptable. (Working on school publications or the* New Moon* suggestion are great ideas.) Here’s the link to the New Moon website: <a href=“http://www.newmoon.com/[/url]”>http://www.newmoon.com/</a></p>