Based on the discussion about the
Typical math progressions for high achievers, am I understanding correctly that it doesn't really pay to subject accelerate more than a year in sequence due to forgetting the middle school studies when it comes to college? (That is, unless the person is likely to graduate early and go to college, then it's just shifting the whole process ahead.)
As someone who didn't have Calculus offered at my HS, and didn't need it in college, I'm curious what happens in, say, Calculus (in grade 12, if available, or in college), if a child (of high ability, who needs fewer repetitions) simply went through a normal or one-year-ahead track, vs someone who had a broader/deeper compliment earlier.
And why does the Common Core standard shift Algebra II to earlier a year -- just to give more opportunity for higher math in HS? It seems like if it's not relevant to many college/career paths, and if many kids aren't able to handle Algebra until they are older/more developmentally ready, that it's unnecessarily ambitious.
