Hi Ultralight Hiker
This has been DS8 path so far, and required some advocacy on our part, but the school has seen his math abilities to be beyond the norm and has accomodated us fairly well.
K- started off with 1st grade math, then about 6 weeks into the school year his teacher gave him the second grade math book
He skipped 1st grade altogher.
2nd- His teacher gave him the 3rd grade book, but wasn't paced well. He only completed 2/3 of the book. He had a 4th grade Singapore math book at home which he sometimes worked out of.
At the end of 2nd grade he tested out of 3rd and 4th grade math.
3rd- He goes to the gifted 5th grade class for math. This is better, but is still not enough. At home he took Art of Problem Solving PreAlgebra 1 in the fall and is taking PreAlgebra 2 now. The pace and level is a much better fit.
Next year in 4th he will continue with AOPS Algebra 1 and Counting amd Probability and be able to do his work in his classroom. He will no longer do any "school math".
It has been interesting to say the least, but this year is finally working out well. We hope next year will be even better without having school math and the extra homework. The school was not really able to do more than one grade level a year which is why in a way I decided to "take over" his math instruction and go with AOPS.
Good Luck and remember you know your child the best.
