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It’s hard for me to believe that my oldest daughter needs to start thinking about college and a career path already. She’s only just begun her freshman year of high school, and yet we’ve already talked about graduating early or taking classes at the local community college. She is currently taking Honors Physics, Algebra 2, and Intro to Engineering, among other things (which completely blows my mind!) and she is surprisingly strong in the maths and sciences. As a student of the language arts, it’s hard for me to relate, let alone help, with her classes.
How often have your kids asked “When am I going to use this math in the real world?” How often did YOU ask that question when you were in school? Guess what? Here’s your answer:
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You have to be college minded all along:-) Any advantage you can give your kids (i.e. AP clasess, etc.) is money in the bank! My daughter will graduate from UW Madison in 4 years instead of 5. That is 16, 000 savings! Not anything to sneeze at:-)
And I thought I was nuts worring about what junior hugh my 2 and 3 year old will go to! That looks like some great opportunities can come out of it!