Is it important that kids take AMP 6+/7+/Algebra 1 in MS after Math 5, and how hard is it?

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone else find it funny that the title of this thread is basically 6, 7?

^^^° this person understands the essence of middle school.

LOL to both of you and PP

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So can someone sum up-- are there any downsides to taking Math 6/7/8 and waiting until HS for Algebra 1 for a kid who's not into STEM? Do high schools and colleges see it as non-rigorous and hold it against kids who score high and take the most advanced courses on the humanities side?

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Anonymous wrote:So can someone sum up-- are there any downsides to taking Math 6/7/8 and waiting until HS for Algebra 1 for a kid who's not into STEM? Do high schools and colleges see it as non-rigorous and hold it against kids who score high and take the most advanced courses on the humanities side?

Your kid should be in the level where they c an actually learn the math. If you accelerate and your kid is not ready, they will struggle and do poorly, and that will reflect badly on college admissions—plus your kid actually won’t learn the material.

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My parenting opinion would be, do some work to be sure she has grasped the current concepts. You don’t need to hire a tutor for this, Khan Academy or IXL 15-20mins a day will do it. Start with the test to see if there are skills from before her current grade that she should review. Otherwise just start with the current grade and work through it.

If she can get that with relative ease then you can assess whether she can accelerate into AMP6+. If she doesn’t get it with relative ease don’t accelerate. The accelerated class material is not inherently more difficult but the pacing is much quicker in order to get 1 1/2 years of material in, which means it is easy to fall behind and get lost.

Aside from this keep in mind that math pathway is changing anyway. So what matters is your daughter having and continuing to get a solid foundation. Clearly every kid is not in compacted math so stop letting outsiders worry you and pick the path and pacing best suited for your kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My parenting opinion would be, do some work to be sure she has grasped the current concepts. You don’t need to hire a tutor for this, Khan Academy or IXL 15-20mins a day will do it. Start with the test to see if there are skills from before her current grade that she should review. Otherwise just start with the current grade and work through it.

If she can get that with relative ease then you can assess whether she can accelerate into AMP6+. If she doesn’t get it with relative ease don’t accelerate. The accelerated class material is not inherently more difficult but the pacing is much quicker in order to get 1 1/2 years of material in, which means it is easy to fall behind and get lost.

Aside from this keep in mind that math pathway is changing anyway. So what matters is your daughter having and continuing to get a solid foundation. Clearly every kid is not in compacted math so stop letting outsiders worry you and pick the path and pacing best suited for your kid.

Also the Keys to Math series can be good for catchup or grasping concepts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My parenting opinion would be, do some work to be sure she has grasped the current concepts. You don’t need to hire a tutor for this, Khan Academy or IXL 15-20mins a day will do it. Start with the test to see if there are skills from before her current grade that she should review. Otherwise just start with the current grade and work through it.

If she can get that with relative ease then you can assess whether she can accelerate into AMP6+. If she doesn’t get it with relative ease don’t accelerate. The accelerated class material is not inherently more difficult but the pacing is much quicker in order to get 1 1/2 years of material in, which means it is easy to fall behind and get lost.

Aside from this keep in mind that math pathway is changing anyway. So what matters is your daughter having and continuing to get a solid foundation. Clearly every kid is not in compacted math so stop letting outsiders worry you and pick the path and pacing best suited for your kid.

Thanks! Where is the Khan Academy placement test? Having a hard time finding it.