Updating this with more head-scratching on DD and math. She recently bombed a unit test in Algebra and says she wants to self-demote a track in math upon reaching high school (this is something she can do without much embarrassment; basically, she would take Geometry twice, in 8th and again in 9th, but with a different teacher and at a different school). At the same time, she recently let it drop that she just missed the cut off for the school math team. (They select 4 students, based on MathCounts test results. I had assumed she had recently started going to MathCounts only because a BFF of hers goes.)
I had been inclined to agree with the change in tracks because she is a high-stress young critter, and her intended high school is very challenging. My concern is that I don't want her to turn herself away from a science and math track too young due to "low-confidence girl" issues. She is VERY, VERY good at science, but not passionate about it. Unfortunately, she is not passionate about school, period, right now, though fortunately music and writing are igniting her.
