skipping two levels in math?

[Anonymous]

He was identified in week 1 of Kindergarten as needing something more. He entered Kindergarten being fluent with multiplication, division, and had a solid understanding of fractions. The AART felt that he was working 3+ years ahead in math. He was officially tested by the county in 1st grade, and was then put on his math track because of the results of the test.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He was identified in week 1 of Kindergarten as needing something more. He entered Kindergarten being fluent with multiplication, division, and had a solid understanding of fractions. The AART felt that he was working 3+ years ahead in math. He was officially tested by the county in 1st grade, and was then put on his math track because of the results of the test.

This is an actual legit case for advancement

Now here's the real question did you do any math stuff with him before kindergarten

[Anonymous]

He always had a strong interest in numbers. We would play lots of number related board games when he was young, because that is what he was interested in.

[Anonymous]

I knew someone like that when I was working as an aide. I was in 8th grade but another kid would come over to the middle school from grade 6. That kid got attention from the teacher during independent work for other students. This child was working on a 10th grade level. I believe he had an IEP so that might have been why he got the differential treatment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He was identified in week 1 of Kindergarten as needing something more. He entered Kindergarten being fluent with multiplication, division, and had a solid understanding of fractions. The AART felt that he was working 3+ years ahead in math. He was officially tested by the county in 1st grade, and was then put on his math track because of the results of the test.

I'm the 15:50 PP who also has a kid skipped ahead 2 years. Our kids sound very similar. Mine loved numbers at an early age and wanted to always be adding and multiplying things. I wasn't at that point sure whether he just memorized a lot of things or whether he understood them. When he was 4 and walking with older siblings to the bus stop, I tried trolling him on a division problem, and asked him 83/9. He at first said "that doesn't work." When I replied to him that it worked, but after you divided you'd have some left over, he understood the concept and immediately replied that it was 9 with 2 left over. Mine also loved board games and played them all the time. He was also an avid Minecraft player at age 4, understood the game, and was even able to read the how-to-guides and implement them.

In school, we observed that he could peek over his older siblings' homework sets and answer the questions correctly at a glance. I didn't push the school, but I did inform the principal that my kid was way ahead in math. They tested him and took it from there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My neighbor pushed her kid into algebra in 6th grade. Lots of tutoring and discussions with the school months in advance. Kid placed into it though and did well. Attempted geometry over the summer before 7th grade and did horribly. Kid needed to retake geometry in 7th, and that ended the parents pushing the kid ahead. The mom tells me she now regrets what they did in 6th.

Why did they do this in the first place?

I keep telling you guys this there is 0 point

There is a point for some highly gifted children. You're just unwilling to see it since you don't have children who would benefit. There's also a point in learning proper grammar, but you apparently don't see that either.

What on earth is your highly gifted child going to take senior year of high school?

[pettifogger]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My neighbor pushed her kid into algebra in 6th grade. Lots of tutoring and discussions with the school months in advance. Kid placed into it though and did well. Attempted geometry over the summer before 7th grade and did horribly. Kid needed to retake geometry in 7th, and that ended the parents pushing the kid ahead. The mom tells me she now regrets what they did in 6th.

Why did they do this in the first place?

I keep telling you guys this there is 0 point

There is a point for some highly gifted children. You're just unwilling to see it since you don't have children who would benefit. There's also a point in learning proper grammar, but you apparently don't see that either.

What on earth is your highly gifted child going to take senior year of high school?

DP, but there are a myriad of possible other options outside of math courses offered by the school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My neighbor pushed her kid into algebra in 6th grade. Lots of tutoring and discussions with the school months in advance. Kid placed into it though and did well. Attempted geometry over the summer before 7th grade and did horribly. Kid needed to retake geometry in 7th, and that ended the parents pushing the kid ahead. The mom tells me she now regrets what they did in 6th.

Why did they do this in the first place?

I keep telling you guys this there is 0 point

There is a point for some highly gifted children. You're just unwilling to see it since you don't have children who would benefit. There's also a point in learning proper grammar, but you apparently don't see that either.

What on earth is your highly gifted child going to take senior year of high school?

There are dual enrollment math classes that a student can take to knock out college credits. It is also possible that the student my decide to graduate early and start college or apply to college and defer acceptance for a year and take a year to travel or volunteer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My neighbor pushed her kid into algebra in 6th grade. Lots of tutoring and discussions with the school months in advance. Kid placed into it though and did well. Attempted geometry over the summer before 7th grade and did horribly. Kid needed to retake geometry in 7th, and that ended the parents pushing the kid ahead. The mom tells me she now regrets what they did in 6th.

Why did they do this in the first place?

I keep telling you guys this there is 0 point

There is a point for some highly gifted children. You're just unwilling to see it since you don't have children who would benefit. There's also a point in learning proper grammar, but you apparently don't see that either.

What on earth is your highly gifted child going to take senior year of high school?

There are dual enrollment math classes that a student can take to knock out college credits. It is also possible that the student my decide to graduate early and start college or apply to college and defer acceptance for a year and take a year to travel or volunteer.

A 17 year old is going to be traveling for a year? Mkay

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He was identified in week 1 of Kindergarten as needing something more. He entered Kindergarten being fluent with multiplication, division, and had a solid understanding of fractions. The AART felt that he was working 3+ years ahead in math. He was officially tested by the county in 1st grade, and was then put on his math track because of the results of the test.

Sounds like a good AART.

[Anonymous]

My 6th grader classmate(AAP) was attending middle school Algebra 1 honors math.
i dont know if age plays any factor but heard that child was 3 years older than my 6th grader.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 6th grader classmate(AAP) was attending middle school Algebra 1 honors math.
i dont know if age plays any factor but heard that child was 3 years older than my 6th grader.

Stop it. There is 0 chance someone in the same grade is 3 years older than your child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 6th grader classmate(AAP) was attending middle school Algebra 1 honors math.
i dont know if age plays any factor but heard that child was 3 years older than my 6th grader.

Stop it. There is 0 chance someone in the same grade is 3 years older than your child.

Sorry, but "12:26" was correct.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 6th grader classmate(AAP) was attending middle school Algebra 1 honors math.
i dont know if age plays any factor but heard that child was 3 years older than my 6th grader.

Stop it. There is 0 chance someone in the same grade is 3 years older than your child.

Sorry, but "12:26" was correct.

New poster - how?:

Kid in 6th grade taking grade level math: Sept bday, started school right as he turned 5.

Kid in 6th grade taking algebra: red shirted, started kindergarten at 7 (max deadline).

2 year difference. How could this be possible? And how did the mom “hear” this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 6th grader classmate(AAP) was attending middle school Algebra 1 honors math.
i dont know if age plays any factor but heard that child was 3 years older than my 6th grader.

Stop it. There is 0 chance someone in the same grade is 3 years older than your child.

Sorry, but "12:26" was correct.

New poster - how?:

Kid in 6th grade taking grade level math: Sept bday, started school right as he turned 5.

Kid in 6th grade taking algebra: red shirted, started kindergarten at 7 (max deadline).

2 year difference. How could this be possible? And how did the mom “hear” this?

Kid in 6th grade taking grade level math: Sept bday, started school right as he turned 5, and skip a whole grade before 6th