6th grade Math - CES identified
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Anonymous
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My ES was identified in CES Math since he made 255 in MAP M score but not selected in magnet program. However, he was told he will take enriched math. Today i see in parentvue he is scheduled to take Accelerated Math 6 Plus and PreAlgebra.
Does he need to take both? I'm confused. |
Anonymous
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CES Math is not a thing, so let that go. Kids in the CES program do the same math as kids in 5/6 math in non-CES schools.
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Anonymous
| Should he need to take both Math 6 plus and PreAlebra classes? |
Anonymous
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There is no CES Math. Elementary students in an ELA/Social Studies-oriented CES program may end up being cohorted into a particular Math class for reasons both of logistics and likely ability-/math score-related level placement (e.g., "Compacted" Math 4/5 & 5/6).
That said, your DS should not be in both AMP6+ and PreAlgebra. Are you certain that both are listed as separate classes on the schedule, and that there isn't some description of a single class like "Accelerated 6th Math -- PreAlgebra" that could be confusing things? With that MAP-M and presuming successful completion of Math 5/6, he should be in PreAlgebra, and I would call the MS counseling office to make sure that his schedule was properly arranged. |
Anonymous
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Sorry Not CES. He met lottery pool enriched and accelerated courses. He is taking the following.
-Grade 6 Adv English -Grade 6 PreAlgebra -Investigation in Earth Science -Accelarated Math 6 Plus -Spanish 1A -World Studies -Physical Education Gr 6 Anything we are missed. They didnt consult us they just assigned him. Can he take Engineering classes? |
Anonymous
| He didnt take compact math 5/6. He took only Math 5 |
Anonymous
He doesn't need to have taken 5/6 to be moved into PreAlgebra, but it is more typical for that to be the case. As the curriculum prior to Algebra maintains a spiral nature, re-covering topics with additional depth/challenge as the years advance, your DS might do fine having skipped the 6th-grade standards. It depends on a few things: Is the MAP-M score an outlier vs. prior scores over the years and possibly not indicative of his level of understanding? Does he not enjoy Math as a subject (other than, perhaps, finding it "boring"/not challenging enough)? Does he not pick up Math concepts quickly, intuiting some? If the answer to these is "no," then he should be able to pick up the 6th-grade standards with a review (the school should be providing a packet for that, lightly covering the gap), and should be able to handle the Pre-Algebra pace. If some answers are "yes," then there may be legitimate concerns about being placed in PreAlgebra, and AMP6+ (a year-and-a-half accelerated/compacted into one year, beginning with 6th-grade standards instead of the 2-year compaction of PreAlgebra that begins with 7th-grade standards) may be the better fit. Not all thrive with the fast pace of PreAlgebra, and that includes some coming from Math 5/6 in elementary. Those taking PreAlgebra in 6th typically take: 7th - Algebra 1 8th - Honors Geometry 9th - Honors Algebra 2 10th - Honors PreCalculus 11th - either AP Calculus BC (covering an entire year of college Calculus) or AP Calculus AB (covering one semester of college Calculus) 12th - Multivariable Calculus (where available; possibly in combination with Linear Algebra and/or Differential Equations, again, if available, all post-Freshman-level college math courses, for which there is no AP) or AP Statistics (where MVC is not available or preferred; Stats is an underrated skill set and more valuable to those not likely to pursue Math/hard-science such as Physics/engineering majors such as EE in college) if having taken BC, or BC if having taken AB. Those taking AMP6+ (and then AMP7+ in 7th), typically take the same sequence, but a year later, beginning with Algebra 1 in 8th (still a year ahead of the typical/national standard) and ending with Calc AB (or BC) in 12th. Because of the one-year advancement in exposure, those taking PreAlgebra are more likely to present MAP-M scores that would gain access to the HS criteria-based programs in Math/Engineering/IB. |
Anonymous
I doubt they meant to schedule math for 2 periods out of the day. If he didn’t take compacted math (5/6) in fifth grade, it’s a bigger jump to PreAlgebra in 6th, but if he’s advanced in math and enjoys it or is interested in STEM generally, he should get to try it. If he’s not at all interested in accelerated math, drop PreAlgebra. He’ll still be able to take Calculus in high school even if he doesn’t take algebra until 8th grade. |
Anonymous
Follow the above advice about a 6+ vs. PreAlgebra decision. Identify his preferred 6th-grade elective (some electives are reserved to 7th and/or 8th graders) and have them rearrange his schedule to include that, instead. If they say the preferred elective is full, point out that it was they who erred by placing him in the two math classes at once, and ask them, again, nicely but firmly, to place him in the preferred classes (both Math and elective). For that matter, if identified for the Humanities magnet lottery, he should be placed in the "Global Humanities" (enriched) version of Social Studies, not the "World Studies" version (unless they have changed names yet again -- just make sure it is the enriched course that is supposed to be assigned to students placed in the MS criteria-based Humanities lottery who were assigned to their home school instead of the magnet program). |
Anonymous
| Will they be able to take Biology or Chemistry in Middle School? |