<p>It’s crazy that I have two sons so vastly different in math. My oldest started calculus in 7th grade, but took it “officially” in 8th. (He’s a math major at MIT who finished his math requirements two years early; math has always been his thing)</p>
<p>My current HS senior is taking precalculus this fall at the local community college. He seems to be doing ok, so we may go ahead and have him take calc I in the spring if he does well enough. Why? Well, even if he has to repeat it in college, I think having the exposure for him would be a good thing if he’s at all contemplating engineering in college, which he is. Since he has a math disability, the exposure and then retaking it would probably be a win-win situation. </p>
<p>This is his third attempt at precalc, having dropped it in the spring and again in the summer. He was so afraid, but he seems to be adjusting pretty well and is probably one of the better students in the class. He even decided not to use his accommodations for the first test.</p>
<p>Different kids-different paths.</p>