<p>There is more to it. My kid and the immediate circle (preps) are tackling fairly advanced problems with basic means. I’ve tried solving some of their problems and my first tendency was to plug in advanced formulas. I was elated and even a little embarrassed by how much simpler, elegant and ultimately more insightful the kids’ solutions were. Thumbs up!</p>
<p>Science is a little different. Connection between the experimental and the theoretical is stressed; data collected in lab is graphed and then used as a starting point to answer all kinds of questions as part of homework. There is a book, but it’s there to help this process rather than to drive it.</p>