At this point - perhaps just to be the glass half full guy - its best to see math in the public school system as the equivalent to PE (physical education). The

At this point - perhaps just to be the glass half full guy - its best to see math in the public school system as the equivalent to PE (physical education). The kids (and parents) who really want to excel in STEM will just be doing after school competitive math anyway and probably are already so just like they don't provide competitive soccer/football/baseball/fencing/piano coaching (which also could be used to get into elite schools); the school district maybe doesn't need to provide anything beyond the equivalent to getting some fresh air. Perhaps even the lack of rigor, might increase the market size/volume for rigorous after-school offerings.