Can a sixth grader take algebra 1?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What’s the rush?

What's the rush? These kids are not average joes in the classroom who struggle with adding two three digit numbers. They get bored easily and lose interest if not challenged at appropriate level. Yes some groups in MoCo does not like others to progress because they cannot compete

Yes, some kids can handle algebra in 6th. But it’s not necessarily a good idea. Some things I wish we’d asked in advance:

1) Does your school have a cohorted algebra class for kids who were in AIM? If so, will 6th graders be in the cohorted class? If there is one and your child would not be placed in it as a 6th grader, they might be more challenged in AIM & cohorted algebra, where the teacher can move faster and introduce extra material and projects. If your 6th grader is in with 8th graders, who are in the standard MCPS track, the algebra class will likely move too slowly & not be sufficiently challenging for a kid who is very good at math.

2) Are there enough 6th graders taking algebra 1 at your school for the MS to offer algebra 2? If not, what is the plan for your child in 8th grade? Will ghey take algebra 2 at the HS? Will MCPS provide transportation, or will you need to provide it yourself?

3) What classes are offered at the HS? If your child takes PreCalc in 9th and BC Calc in 10th, what’s left for them in 11th/12th? AP Stats is a good choice and is offered broadly. What about MV Calc / Linear Algebra? Does your HS have enough students to offer these, or would your child need to go to Montgomery College for math? If they do that, what are the implications for the rest of their schedule? (You’ll need to ask the HS math chair these questions. Your MS won’t know.)

Good luck making the best choice for your child.

No one cares about your anonymous opinion. You can use it for your kids. Parents will fight for what is good for their children

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some schools really discourage it, some welcome it. Your kid can take a placement test. I had to do all sorts of things so that my kid could get into that track, coming from a CES and compacted math, with a 280 on her MAP-M. That plus an advanced orchestra class keeps her not entirely miserable in her home school.

This is what happens when MCPS does a stupid lottery for magnets: gifted kids end up not having anything to do at their level at their home school. At what point my kid wrote “I want to kill myself” in her notebook.

Why create discriminatory environment by providing opportunities for some kids and not all kids?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What’s the rush?

What's the rush? These kids are not average joes in the classroom who struggle with adding two three digit numbers. They get bored easily and lose interest if not challenged at appropriate level. Yes some groups in MoCo does not like others to progress because they cannot compete

Yes, some kids can handle algebra in 6th. But it’s not necessarily a good idea. Some things I wish we’d asked in advance:

1) Does your school have a cohorted algebra class for kids who were in AIM? If so, will 6th graders be in the cohorted class? If there is one and your child would not be placed in it as a 6th grader, they might be more challenged in AIM & cohorted algebra, where the teacher can move faster and introduce extra material and projects. If your 6th grader is in with 8th graders, who are in the standard MCPS track, the algebra class will likely move too slowly & not be sufficiently challenging for a kid who is very good at math.

2) Are there enough 6th graders taking algebra 1 at your school for the MS to offer algebra 2? If not, what is the plan for your child in 8th grade? Will ghey take algebra 2 at the HS? Will MCPS provide transportation, or will you need to provide it yourself?

3) What classes are offered at the HS? If your child takes PreCalc in 9th and BC Calc in 10th, what’s left for them in 11th/12th? AP Stats is a good choice and is offered broadly. What about MV Calc / Linear Algebra? Does your HS have enough students to offer these, or would your child need to go to Montgomery College for math? If they do that, what are the implications for the rest of their schedule? (You’ll need to ask the HS math chair these questions. Your MS won’t know.)

Good luck making the best choice for your child.

No one cares about your anonymous opinion. You can use it for your kids. Parents will fight for what is good for their children

This is literally a board devoted to seeking anonymous opinions. 🤣

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some schools really discourage it, some welcome it. Your kid can take a placement test. I had to do all sorts of things so that my kid could get into that track, coming from a CES and compacted math, with a 280 on her MAP-M. That plus an advanced orchestra class keeps her not entirely miserable in her home school.

This is what happens when MCPS does a stupid lottery for magnets: gifted kids end up not having anything to do at their level at their home school. At what point my kid wrote “I want to kill myself” in her notebook.

Why create discriminatory environment by providing opportunities for some kids and not all kids?

Welcome to mcps, this is basically their motto.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some schools really discourage it, some welcome it. Your kid can take a placement test. I had to do all sorts of things so that my kid could get into that track, coming from a CES and compacted math, with a 280 on her MAP-M. That plus an advanced orchestra class keeps her not entirely miserable in her home school.

This is what happens when MCPS does a stupid lottery for magnets: gifted kids end up not having anything to do at their level at their home school. At what point my kid wrote “I want to kill myself” in her notebook.

Agree 100%. System is dragging down the highly abled students with these political theatrics

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What’s the rush?

What's the rush? These kids are not average joes in the classroom who struggle with adding two three digit numbers. They get bored easily and lose interest if not challenged at appropriate level. Yes some groups in MoCo does not like others to progress because they cannot compete

Yes, some kids can handle algebra in 6th. But it’s not necessarily a good idea. Some things I wish we’d asked in advance:

1) Does your school have a cohorted algebra class for kids who were in AIM? If so, will 6th graders be in the cohorted class? If there is one and your child would not be placed in it as a 6th grader, they might be more challenged in AIM & cohorted algebra, where the teacher can move faster and introduce extra material and projects. If your 6th grader is in with 8th graders, who are in the standard MCPS track, the algebra class will likely move too slowly & not be sufficiently challenging for a kid who is very good at math.

2) Are there enough 6th graders taking algebra 1 at your school for the MS to offer algebra 2? If not, what is the plan for your child in 8th grade? Will ghey take algebra 2 at the HS? Will MCPS provide transportation, or will you need to provide it yourself?

3) What classes are offered at the HS? If your child takes PreCalc in 9th and BC Calc in 10th, what’s left for them in 11th/12th? AP Stats is a good choice and is offered broadly. What about MV Calc / Linear Algebra? Does your HS have enough students to offer these, or would your child need to go to Montgomery College for math? If they do that, what are the implications for the rest of their schedule? (You’ll need to ask the HS math chair these questions. Your MS won’t know.)

Good luck making the best choice for your child.

No one cares about your anonymous opinion. You can use it for your kids. Parents will fight for what is good for their children

The poster you are criticizing above literally gave the most useful advice in this entire thread! Clearly, their child has done it and they are providing the OP with questions they need to ask school staff to ensure their kid has the best path forward.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some schools really discourage it, some welcome it. Your kid can take a placement test. I had to do all sorts of things so that my kid could get into that track, coming from a CES and compacted math, with a 280 on her MAP-M. That plus an advanced orchestra class keeps her not entirely miserable in her home school.

This is what happens when MCPS does a stupid lottery for magnets: gifted kids end up not having anything to do at their level at their home school. At what point my kid wrote “I want to kill myself” in her notebook.

Why create discriminatory environment by providing opportunities for some kids and not all kids?

Welcome to mcps, this is basically their motto.

Time to move to other counties where they care about all children's bright future

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some schools really discourage it, some welcome it. Your kid can take a placement test. I had to do all sorts of things so that my kid could get into that track, coming from a CES and compacted math, with a 280 on her MAP-M. That plus an advanced orchestra class keeps her not entirely miserable in her home school.

This is what happens when MCPS does a stupid lottery for magnets: gifted kids end up not having anything to do at their level at their home school. At what point my kid wrote “I want to kill myself” in her notebook.

Why create discriminatory environment by providing opportunities for some kids and not all kids?

Welcome to mcps, this is basically their motto.

Time to move to other counties where they care about all children's bright future

Bye Felicia!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What’s the rush?

What's the rush? These kids are not average joes in the classroom who struggle with adding two three digit numbers. They get bored easily and lose interest if not challenged at appropriate level. Yes some groups in MoCo does not like others to progress because they cannot compete

Yes, some kids can handle algebra in 6th. But it’s not necessarily a good idea. Some things I wish we’d asked in advance:

1) Does your school have a cohorted algebra class for kids who were in AIM? If so, will 6th graders be in the cohorted class? If there is one and your child would not be placed in it as a 6th grader, they might be more challenged in AIM & cohorted algebra, where the teacher can move faster and introduce extra material and projects. If your 6th grader is in with 8th graders, who are in the standard MCPS track, the algebra class will likely move too slowly & not be sufficiently challenging for a kid who is very good at math.

2) Are there enough 6th graders taking algebra 1 at your school for the MS to offer algebra 2? If not, what is the plan for your child in 8th grade? Will ghey take algebra 2 at the HS? Will MCPS provide transportation, or will you need to provide it yourself?

3) What classes are offered at the HS? If your child takes PreCalc in 9th and BC Calc in 10th, what’s left for them in 11th/12th? AP Stats is a good choice and is offered broadly. What about MV Calc / Linear Algebra? Does your HS have enough students to offer these, or would your child need to go to Montgomery College for math? If they do that, what are the implications for the rest of their schedule? (You’ll need to ask the HS math chair these questions. Your MS won’t know.)

Good luck making the best choice for your child.

No one cares about your anonymous opinion. You can use it for your kids. Parents will fight for what is good for their children

The poster you are criticizing above literally gave the most useful advice in this entire thread! Clearly, their child has done it and they are providing the OP with questions they need to ask school staff to ensure their kid has the best path forward.

Every child is different and they have different needs. No one is asking for useless opinion. Does MCPS provide Algebra for kids if they do, what criteria do they use to determine the placement? Is it same across all schools, don't tell me crap about different schools have different way to determine who gets Algebra and who doesn't. Also why discourage students from pushing ahead?

[Anonymous]

CES prepared the kids with pre-algebra. Why not give them exposure to Algebra and let them explore the world of mathematics? Why do you want to hold them back because average joes cannot catch up?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some schools really discourage it, some welcome it. Your kid can take a placement test. I had to do all sorts of things so that my kid could get into that track, coming from a CES and compacted math, with a 280 on her MAP-M. That plus an advanced orchestra class keeps her not entirely miserable in her home school.

This is what happens when MCPS does a stupid lottery for magnets: gifted kids end up not having anything to do at their level at their home school. At what point my kid wrote “I want to kill myself” in her notebook.

If your child wants to die because they didn't get picked in a random lottery then you have a much more serious thing to worry about. I think you should be talking about that with a counselor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What’s the rush?

What's the rush? These kids are not average joes in the classroom who struggle with adding two three digit numbers. They get bored easily and lose interest if not challenged at appropriate level. Yes some groups in MoCo does not like others to progress because they cannot compete

Yes, some kids can handle algebra in 6th. But it’s not necessarily a good idea. Some things I wish we’d asked in advance:

1) Does your school have a cohorted algebra class for kids who were in AIM? If so, will 6th graders be in the cohorted class? If there is one and your child would not be placed in it as a 6th grader, they might be more challenged in AIM & cohorted algebra, where the teacher can move faster and introduce extra material and projects. If your 6th grader is in with 8th graders, who are in the standard MCPS track, the algebra class will likely move too slowly & not be sufficiently challenging for a kid who is very good at math.

2) Are there enough 6th graders taking algebra 1 at your school for the MS to offer algebra 2? If not, what is the plan for your child in 8th grade? Will ghey take algebra 2 at the HS? Will MCPS provide transportation, or will you need to provide it yourself?

3) What classes are offered at the HS? If your child takes PreCalc in 9th and BC Calc in 10th, what’s left for them in 11th/12th? AP Stats is a good choice and is offered broadly. What about MV Calc / Linear Algebra? Does your HS have enough students to offer these, or would your child need to go to Montgomery College for math? If they do that, what are the implications for the rest of their schedule? (You’ll need to ask the HS math chair these questions. Your MS won’t know.)

Good luck making the best choice for your child.

We know some kids who were on Algebra 1 path. They did Algebra 1 in 6th Grade, Honors Geometry in 7th and Algebra 2 in 8th (goes to High School)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some schools really discourage it, some welcome it. Your kid can take a placement test. I had to do all sorts of things so that my kid could get into that track, coming from a CES and compacted math, with a 280 on her MAP-M. That plus an advanced orchestra class keeps her not entirely miserable in her home school.

This is what happens when MCPS does a stupid lottery for magnets: gifted kids end up not having anything to do at their level at their home school. At what point my kid wrote “I want to kill myself” in her notebook.

If your child wants to die because they didn't get picked in a random lottery then you have a much more serious thing to worry about. I think you should be talking about that with a counselor.

Don't make judgements about someone who you have not met. This is bullying

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some schools really discourage it, some welcome it. Your kid can take a placement test. I had to do all sorts of things so that my kid could get into that track, coming from a CES and compacted math, with a 280 on her MAP-M. That plus an advanced orchestra class keeps her not entirely miserable in her home school.

This is what happens when MCPS does a stupid lottery for magnets: gifted kids end up not having anything to do at their level at their home school. At what point my kid wrote “I want to kill myself” in her notebook.

Why create discriminatory environment by providing opportunities for some kids and not all kids?

Welcome to mcps, this is basically their motto.

Time to move to other counties where they care about all children's bright future

Which is where exactly?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some schools really discourage it, some welcome it. Your kid can take a placement test. I had to do all sorts of things so that my kid could get into that track, coming from a CES and compacted math, with a 280 on her MAP-M. That plus an advanced orchestra class keeps her not entirely miserable in her home school.

This is what happens when MCPS does a stupid lottery for magnets: gifted kids end up not having anything to do at their level at their home school. At what point my kid wrote “I want to kill myself” in her notebook.

Why create discriminatory environment by providing opportunities for some kids and not all kids?

Welcome to mcps, this is basically their motto.

Time to move to other counties where they care about all children's bright future

Which is where exactly?

There are plenty of places to consider if people can afford to move. Fairfax, Loudoun, Howard, Frederick, Caroll county