<p>^ I agree with you. People should start being taught Algebra in 4th or 5th grade. By this time, they are well mature enough, and with a bit of guidance, they can easily crack it. They should give students the option to go ahead at their own pace; and at their own risks. If someone says they will do BC Calc in 2nd Grade, let them do BC Calc in 2nd Grade. The child is making the decision along with the parent. Of course, that is a bit of an extreme example, but the idea is the same. I don't believe kids should be restricted due to "I don't think you can handle it" BS from some random person who sees you for 3 minutes a day. The parent also understands the reprecussions. Apparently, some school officials can't seem to understand that. ;)</p>
<p>I'm...1-2 years ahead, I guess.</p>
<p>Exactly, chaos theory. Personally, I think the whole concept of being separated into "grades" by age is useless. Age is only a number ;) I'd like to see a school where classes are separated by ability, if you complete the material you move up to the next level, if not you stay there till you can understand it. Eventually, I think peer pressure would kick in and the 18 year olds stuck in algebra with other 12 year olds would be a little more motivated. Its a little bit of a crazy idea though, I guess.</p>
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All math from about 2nd-7th grade seemed like a waste...My teachers had me sit in the back of the room and type up the class newsletters or other mindless tasks I wish I would have been able to "skip ahead" back then.
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Ughm, yes, I'm sorry, but 1-8 grade education in USA is a complete joke. I transferred from Ukrainian (little country but you can consider it as Russian educational style) school and was shocked by level of mathematics. They were teaching PERCENTS in 7th grade, for goodness' sake.
Though I should say that HS here is very good, flexible schedule rocks -- opportunity of taking linear algebra in 11th grade is extremely intriguing :)</p>
<p>Heh. I was in a Montessorri school for primary grades, so it was somewhat like that. I loved never having to feel bored, or be held back, or told not to learn.</p>
<p>I learned percents in 5th grade .. and it wasn't an advanced class then
maybe it was just the school you went to?</p>
<p>I took BC Calc as a sophomore, then Multi Var Calc and D.E. junior year
now im in intro to abstract equations and advanced calculus</p>
<p>Well, I wasn't really choosing school and I don't remember what course was it in 7th grade but top course for this middle school was Algebra 1 in 8th grade.</p>
<p>brad89:
wow your school seems amazing. I wish my place had that but unfortunatly the only electives we have are college classes (only go up to D.E.) and our engineering class.</p>
<p>i might be one year, if i self study algebra 2 this year, you think i should do that?</p>
<p>I'll be taking Differential Equations/Linear Algebra in 12th grade. So that's 2 years ahead for my school.</p>
<p>Calc 3/Diff Eq
senior
that's 3 years ahead for my school</p>
<p>I'm in Calculus (2nd Year) but ive done AP Stat too. - senior</p>
<p>did alg 1 over summer
geom in 8th</p>
<p>Im A Junior and taking AP cal. bc</p>
<p>I'm a senior in highschool and taking Partial Differential Equations, and Discrete Methods at a local college, which are senior and junior level courses at the college respectively.</p>
<p>I am a little bit above my grade level.</p>
<p>my school only offers up to calc bc...i took the next two at a local college and this year I will have to drive a half hour three times a week to take my math classes....does anyone elses hs offer past calc bc?</p>
<p>Ap calc BC senior</p>
<p>Normal for freshman = Algebra I, I passed an advancement test so I = Honors Algebra II. It used to be Honors Geometry, but they changed it. So I am sort of one year, because everyone else doesn't take it until Junior year. We all take geometry soph. year.</p>
<p>I took AB Calc freshman year (we split AB and BC in my school) but then de-celerated....</p>
<p>BC Calc soph year, then Statistics junior year. And I will take Linear Algebra this year.</p>
<p>I'd say all four are introductory college courses; they don't really follow the "standard order." No matter. I'm going to major in the Social Sciences. =D</p>