This is so misguided. The magic of math doesn’t happen when you are superficially going through more “advanced” topics. And they are definitely going through it superficially since only one score mentioned was a 5 (which is incredibly easy to get since it allows for almost 40% incorrect answers). It’s way better to make sure the basics in geometry, algebra and Pre-calc are rock solid before taking a calculus course.…
This view doesn't seem to be reflected in the article to me: > This coming school year, 140 sixth- and seventh-graders at three Pasadena middle schools will be taking math courses usually given to 10th- and 11th-graders. Thirty-eight eighth-graders at two middle schools will enroll in Calculus BC, the more advanced of two AP calculus options. And > “Their scores don’t reflect the true extent of their mathematical kno…
Re: Why are so many 8th-graders taking AP Calculus at this[Pasadena]school district?
#11The only way someone can even approach those problems is if the basics are so good they can do it in their sleep.