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I wish that the school could truly understand that they have actually taught my child almost nothing. In nine years.

And that this problem is SO striking that even she remarks upon it-- when she learns something new, she is EXCITED.

And-- surprised.

Sadly, our DD is beginning to articulate similar thoughts. AoPS has really shown her what learning feels like she tells us.

The only stuff my DD has really learned at school this year has been English grammar. The 'social studies' stuff she had already read about on her own, ditto for 'science'.

I wish the school had an inkling, at least, of just how dizzyingly swift my DD can be to make connections between a new concept and what she already knows.