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To: Brumar89 who wrote (632229)	10/18/2011 2:14:57 PM
From: Rarebird	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578127

Geometry, Trig, reading Homer, Greek Tragedies, some Socratic dialogues, the Prince by Machievelli, to name a few things.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (632229)	10/18/2011 2:16:22 PM
From: Rarebird	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578127

I know you'd like me to say the Koran, but sorry, I'm in the Ralph Waldo Emerson self-reliant mode.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (632229)	10/18/2011 3:01:31 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1578127

I was being taught some calculus in sixth grade in Illinois public schools, then, we moved to Mississippi.. en.wikipedia.org "For example, in some cases pupils were taught axiomatic set theory at an early age. [1] The idea behind this was that if the axiomatic foundations of mathematics were introduced to children, they could easily cope with the theorems of the mathematical system later. Other topics introduced in the New Math include modular arithmetic, algebraic inequalities, matrices, symbolic logic, Boolean algebra, and abstract algebra. [2] Most of these topics (except algebraic inequalities) have been greatly de-emphasized or eliminated since the 1960s." A young mind has a sponge-like ability to absorb new concepts, which decreases with age. I think at the very least, we should be teaching second and third languages ASAP. Tell the kids they're being taught secret ways to communicate that their parents won't understand and they'll jump on it!