[CobaltBlue]

Brilliance is in the eye of the beholder.

IQ is not.

Calculus is standard 12th grade math for kids who aren't GT.

9th grade, Algebra I, 10th grade, Geometry, 11th grade, Algebra II and Trig, 12th grade, Calculus.

GT kids take Algebra I in 7th or 8th grade, but any student can place into Algebra I when they're ready by taking a placement test.

Some kids are really good at math without having a really high IQ, just superior.

[after dark]

You time-line is very telling. The IQ test is not the determining factor for who is placed in gifted and talented classes. There are lots of intelligent kids who have been placed in "regular" classes.They can't learn and neither can anyone else if the atmosphere in regular classes is one of hostility and intimidation. The regular classes must change for the better.I have no idea how this can be accomplished in our educational system.