[Alouette]

integral calculus, or valence shell electron pair repulsion theory?

How many children graduate from public high school without any exposure to those topics?

I didn't take integral Calculus or valence shell electron pair repulsion theory (Advance Chemistry) until 2nd year college.

[CindyDawg]

I was an underachiever in high school. I took general math which was fine with me. When I was homeschooling my son I studied some of his math lessons before he did. I taught myself algebra and geometry. I learned but I never could see the purpose, if you aren't going to use it. I have more concerns about kids that can't multiply, divide or make change than the ones that can't remember what A to D equals

[ModelBreaker]

I didn't take integral Calculus or valence shell electron pair repulsion theory (Advance Chemistry) until 2nd year college.

I did. But take another example. Kids don't naturally gravitate to learning spelling and grammar and diagraming sentances. If you give my boy his head in directing his education, it will be memorizing the symbols of the various power rangers.

More power to the folks who unschool. I have no idea how they succeed.

[justshutupandtakeit]

Most of the better public schools have Advanced Placement courses in Calculus, Statistics, Physics, Chemistry, History and Languages well beyond the capability of parents to teach even if they do know what is in them.

HSers generally turn to public institutions of learning to teach such things if they are addressed at all.