While I understand Tim's complaint of needing to buy an ITunes card as a school supply, the day and age has changed vastly since I was in school, too. My daughter will be a Senior this year, and the math alone is far superior to what I learned in HS/Tradeschool both. I learned the same precalc and basic trig my first year of college, but not as a highschool jr. May be good for the kids, developmentally....but I dont see it being a necessary curriculum for highschool kids that aren't taking any sort of advanced level math. I do know a teen that is home schooled and is very socially immature for a 16 yr old. But in his defense, his parents are really controlling with what he is exposed to and they shield him from all types of violence/language/sex, he is basically clueless about anything mature. Sort of sad that he will likely end up caught in a mosh of emotion and exposure when/if he goes to college or gets a job