You have to be very careful. We decided on no acceleration. Well kind of no acceleration. Declining acceleration is unusual in this group I know.
My son in 1st grade went to 2nd grade math and reading. In 2nd grade he went up to 4th grade math and reading and also joined in the 4th grade book club. In 3rd grade on to 5th. He then had maxed out what this school had to offer. He is now in 4th grade same school. He is doing AoPS pre algebra at home and has a tutor once a week. He has participated in several Saturday classed at the local universities. He has participated in 2 different math competitions that are entry math counts. MAP Reading and Language scores went up over 10 points this spring. Math MAP went up 16 points.
I guess in a nut shell I am saying, I have no idea what to do with these kids but he is still growing like a weed in every way.
There is a local private school that adopts the same philosophy as AoPS.
We are entertaining the idea of sending him there. It goes through 8th grade.
The downside is the price tag.
that is our story minus a book or two.
Last edited by mecreature; 05/14/13 01:08 PM.
