7th grade course options

[Anonymous]

Hi-we're relocating out of state to a MCPS middle school with our soon-to-be 7th grader. I'm reading through the course bulletin and for grade 7 math it mentions 3 options: Math 7/Accelerated Math 7 Plus/Algebra *HS. I assume that these are 3 different options depending on math ability. Is there somewhere I see what these 3 options cover? How is placement determined?

And if I understand correctly, all 7th graders who aren't English language learners, will take advanced English 7.

Thanks in advance for any insights!

[Anonymous]

Did you talk to your kid's school counselor? Ask them or contact the Assistant Principal of the school to chat.

[Anonymous]

Ditto. School counselor will answer all your questions. Ask to set up a meeting

[Anonymous]

There are math course overviews and resources linked here:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/math/ms/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are math course overviews and resources linked here:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/math/ms/

Thanks so much! This is what I was looking for. Yes, I contacted the guidance counselor, but I imagine that in the end of school rush-things are going to be busy and I wanted to make sure I knew what to ask when I get their time.

[Anonymous]

There is an in-depth thread on 6th grade math that might help.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/90/784568.page

[Anonymous]

Math 7 is just the grade level class. It keeps kids on the regular track in common core, which is Algebra 1 in 9th grade.

Math 7+ covers the 2nd half of 7th grade math and all of 8th grade. It puts kid on track for Algebra 1 in 8th grade (a year early).

They may ask your kid to take an assessment if you are trying to get your kid into an accelerated class (7+ or algebra).

"Advanced" English is on grade level and has texts that are below grade level included. Nothing advanced about it. Just warning you.

If your kid is advanced at reading/writing, try to get them into Historical Inquiry into Global Humanities (HIGH). That has a couple of books added in and a History Day project.

[Anonymous]

DP. "HIGH" is the enriched social studies class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are math course overviews and resources linked here:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/math/ms/

Math 7 and algebra are described, but there's nothing on the MCPS website about AMP7+. Is that information written somewhere/?

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/math/middle/amp7/

AMP7+
Coming soon.

[Anonymous]

Be aware that not every school offers grade level course options and if they do, it might be combined with the advanced option for the younger grade. My middle school’s advanced 7th grade math options are all combined with grade level 8th grade math courses. Parents have no idea until there is a behavior issue! Teachers can’t fight this because principals are allowed to do whatever they want and threaten to cut teacher allocations to make people fall in line.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Be aware that not every school offers grade level course options and if they do, it might be combined with the advanced option for the younger grade. My middle school’s advanced 7th grade math options are all combined with grade level 8th grade math courses. Parents have no idea until there is a behavior issue! Teachers can’t fight this because principals are allowed to do whatever they want and threaten to cut teacher allocations to make people fall in line.

+1. Only your school counselor can help you. Not every school offers all the classes and even if they do one year, they might not the next.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are math course overviews and resources linked here:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/math/ms/

Math 7 and algebra are described, but there's nothing on the MCPS website about AMP7+. Is that information written somewhere/?

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/math/middle/amp7/

AMP7+
Coming soon.

This is the blurb from the Westland course bulletin:

Accelerated Math 7 Plus
This advanced course follows Accelerated
Math 6 by including the remaining grade 7
standards and all grade 8 standards. In this
course, students will study rigid
transformations and congruence, scale
drawings, similarity, and slope. Students will
build upon their understanding of expressions
and equations by learning how to represent
relationships in different algebraic forms,
writing equivalent expressions, solving one
variable equations and inequalities, and begin
the study of linear relationships. Students will
also explore topics related to functions,
volume, exponents and scientific notation, the
Pythagorean Theorem, and irrational
numbers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Be aware that not every school offers grade level course options and if they do, it might be combined with the advanced option for the younger grade. My middle school’s advanced 7th grade math options are all combined with grade level 8th grade math courses. Parents have no idea until there is a behavior issue! Teachers can’t fight this because principals are allowed to do whatever they want and threaten to cut teacher allocations to make people fall in line.

Course options and behavior are not one in the same and principals should not be managing them the same. It’s fine to have advance 7 math be put together with on level 8th grade math, as a huge part of the content that year is in fact 8th grade math. In fact it may be better for some students in ensuring they have good foundational skills and proper time to consume.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Math 7 is just the grade level class. It keeps kids on the regular track in common core, which is Algebra 1 in 9th grade.

Math 7+ covers the 2nd half of 7th grade math and all of 8th grade. It puts kid on track for Algebra 1 in 8th grade (a year early).

They may ask your kid to take an assessment if you are trying to get your kid into an accelerated class (7+ or algebra).

"Advanced" English is on grade level and has texts that are below grade level included. Nothing advanced about it. Just warning you.

If your kid is advanced at reading/writing, try to get them into Historical Inquiry into Global Humanities (HIGH). That has a couple of books added in and a History Day project.

Yet those books are also not advanced either and some students have already had read those novels in a 4th or 5th grade course. More discussion on Global Humanities here:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1151581.page

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Math 7 is just the grade level class. It keeps kids on the regular track in common core, which is Algebra 1 in 9th grade.

Math 7+ covers the 2nd half of 7th grade math and all of 8th grade. It puts kid on track for Algebra 1 in 8th grade (a year early).

They may ask your kid to take an assessment if you are trying to get your kid into an accelerated class (7+ or algebra).

"Advanced" English is on grade level and has texts that are below grade level included. Nothing advanced about it. Just warning you.

If your kid is advanced at reading/writing, try to get them into Historical Inquiry into Global Humanities (HIGH). That has a couple of books added in and a History Day project.

Yet those books are also not advanced either and some students have already had read those novels in a 4th or 5th grade course. More discussion on Global Humanities here:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1151581.page

Agree but it is still better than the base course.