Are many middle/high school students being pushed too far ahead in math?

[sylvan8798]

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@texaspg

Sylvan - I completely lost you on this recursive loop issue.

If the suggestion is that a student is not ready for calculus unless they have already TAKEN calculus, then how would they be ready for AP Calculus?

@ucbalumnus

Just because completing a calculus course is sufficient to satisfy the “Calculus Readiness Requirement” does not mean that it is necessary. That the normal suggested program of study starts in first semester freshman calculus means that they expect the student to be ready to learn calculus, not already knowledgeable in it.

Reiterating this.</p>