Re: my 12 year old...
The book "Rocket Boys" (aka "October Sky") tells the true story of the boy who needed a level of maths that wasn't in his school's curriculum. He needed relevant calculations to design nozzles for his hobby rockets. After much campaigning the school added the subject he needed - with a limit on the number of pupils eligible. He failed to qualify and had to teach himself with the help of a friend who had qualified. He had a career in NASA.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
