Abstract
W hat does one do for a junior high school student who already knows more mathematics than his teacher? The question is not as implausible as it may seem at first glance. From preliminary work with seventh, eighth, and young ninth graders at Johns Hopkins University, it is clear that a sizable number of these youngsters score extremely high on the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) Scholastic Aptitude TestMathematical (SAT-M) and Mathematics Level I Achievement Test (M-I), often higher than their math teachers probably would. The same is true for the general science knowledge of some students this age. The group for whom new programs are urgently needed is expanded greatly if one relaxes the criterion only slightly. Rather than specifying Know more math or science than their teachers, substitute: Know more math or science than the average high school senior applying to college. This group of 12 to 14 year olds is, as will be seen later, quite substantial.
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