<p>I really did not mean to sidetrack this thread into one about the Putnam, but given the statistics you spouted about it, do you still stand by your statement in post 17 that “With all due respect, Harvard does not kick anybody’s butt.”? My only point in my earlier post was that the rigor that I have seen in my daughter’s physics and math classes are sufficient to “kick most peoples’ butts”.</p>