I guess I recall all the great math teachers I had growing up and wanted DS to have the same experience. The problem is that while I can narrow down the teachers who teach 8th grade GT Geometry, I can't say for sure who will be teaching it unless/until DS is actually assigned to a class. I could contact the chairperson for the Mathematics Department within that middle school.
As for the ability level of the students in the 8th grade GT Geometry class, I assume there is a range but that DS is unlikely although not impposible to find someone at his level. While these are GT kids, we did opted not to accelerate DS as fast as we could have based on ability and everything is still very easy for him.
I don't know exactly how much everything combined costs. The online course is under a thousand per semester. Based on experience with my oldest child, I do know that qualified middle school tutors (certified to teach middle school) in our area charged $40 to $45 per hour half a dozen years ago. The teachers hired by our district to teach DS and others in his accelerated math program are far more qualified (at least masters and decades of teaching up to and beyond calculus).
Last edited by Quantum2003; 06/05/14 01:38 PM.
