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Anonymous wrote:Khan is easy to access and gives a good foundation and measurements.
Artofproblemsolving videos and Alcumus are a good source of free training and advanced practice.
Is he getting an 90% average or 98% average in class?
If you want to go to STEM magnet, you should be practicing until you have near 100% in math.
242 is a good score for a 6th grader, but not very solid for winter of prealgebra year.
Does he like math? If he doesn't like math a lot but likes programming, focus on doing programming in/out of school, and write the magnet essay about that.
242 is 77th percentile nationally for 8th graders in the winter. That is among a majority (nationally) finishing up pre-Algebra in that grade, and many others in Algebra and beyond.
The MCPS majority may be in Algebra or beyond in that grade, but 242 still would represent 75th percentile nationally for 9th graders in the winter.
Please refrain from characterizing such a score as "not very solid" for pre-Algebra. It may not be among the very highest in MCPS, and those taking a push approach to elevate scores may track a concern in that regard, but outside exposure to more advanced topics is the main driver, there, and this is among the reasons that high school program admissions are a bit more flexible in seeking interest/ability, with a slightly more holistic evaluation and a lack of strict cutoffs based on test scores.
That said, the recommendations for outside enrichment tools available to math-interested kids are good, as is the thought about programming.
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