i was all over the place during primary and secondary school. i'm glad that i was given the time to pull myself together.
shit, the process of "pulling myself together" has run into "university".
many kids are too fucked up to challenge before "university," IMO.
if someone made me do shit in "high school," i would've exploded.
i know of a lot of dudes whose parents were all over them during "high school" that have fallen apart during "university."
(not that algebra is particularly advanced for a 3-4th grader. i had algebra before 9th grade. i don't think that it put me in a particularly great position, and i feel that i could've done it WAY before i was taught it--wouldn't have done me too much good though)