Sixth graders taking math at Middle School

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:But what about those kids who are sailing through 7th grade math and have taken multiple pre-algebra courses, get high grades on the AMC 8? I have a son who excels to the top degree at math and feels he is ready for algebra. He "gets" math at a very high level. He really wants to take algebra - and I feel he is ready for it as he would just be bored taking 7th grade Honors....

He will probably do fine on the IAAT and SOL and will qualify for Honors Algebra I.

It sounds like your son is a math kid, but in general people need to be careful about reading too much into AMC 8 scores. Kids can study for the type of questions which will be seen on the AMC tests, so a high score may just reflect that they have studied a lot for the AMC 8, not that a kid is necessarily all that into math. A math teacher explained this to me. He had had a student who did great on the AMC 8 but took a long time learning new concepts in class; the AMC 8 score only reflected that the kid had practiced the particular type of questions found on the test.

My kid did great on the Iowa and got pass advanced on the sol. We decided against algebra 1 for a variety of reasons.

[Anonymous]

I'm confused by this question. 6th grade is middle school. Why wouldn't 6th graders take math at Middle School?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm confused by this question. 6th grade is middle school. Why wouldn't 6th graders take math at Middle School?

Kid is ”ready” for 9th grade algebra in 6th grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm confused by this question. 6th grade is middle school. Why wouldn't 6th graders take math at Middle School?

Sixth grade is grade school, not middle school. At least for most of FCPS.

[Anonymous]

More freaks when your kid takes a job will you tell their boss this job is too easy I want a harder job

Whats the point of acceleration freaks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:More freaks when your kid takes a job will you tell their boss this job is too easy I want a harder job

Whats the point of acceleration freaks

Most people who find their jobs too unchallenging tend to look for a new job that is more worthy of their efforts. Nothing is gained by being bored and unchallenged.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:More freaks when your kid takes a job will you tell their boss this job is too easy I want a harder job

Whats the point of acceleration freaks

Most people who find their jobs too unchallenging tend to look for a new job that is more worthy of their efforts. Nothing is gained by being bored and unchallenged.

that's not the point the point is all this accelerating skipping multiple math levels is complete bs

Most kids could skip multiple grades and be fine

Example I went to school in the 80s and 90s by second grade third at the latest all of my classmates and I could have started prealgebra but we didn't. It's just this area that is obsessed with skipping and for what going to college at 14?????

[Anonymous]

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that's not the point the point is all this accelerating skipping multiple math levels is complete bs

Most kids could skip multiple grades and be fine

Example I went to school in the 80s and 90s by second grade third at the latest all of my classmates and I could have started prealgebra but we didn't. It's just this area that is obsessed with skipping and for what going to college at 14?????

At my kids' AAP center, the teachers and administration are the ones who initiate the math grade skipping. They only do so for a very small number of kids. I don't think it's even possible for parents to push their kids ahead in math. Maybe parents have more leverage at other AAP centers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

that's not the point the point is all this accelerating skipping multiple math levels is complete bs

Most kids could skip multiple grades and be fine

Example I went to school in the 80s and 90s by second grade third at the latest all of my classmates and I could have started prealgebra but we didn't. It's just this area that is obsessed with skipping and for what going to college at 14?????

At my kids' AAP center, the teachers and administration are the ones who initiate the math grade skipping. They only do so for a very small number of kids. I don't think it's even possible for parents to push their kids ahead in math. Maybe parents have more leverage at other AAP centers.

Doesn't the entire AAP program skip a grade on its own already with kids taking pre-algebra in 6 (some cases even 5th but thats rare I agree) and then Algebra I in 7th (6th super rare cases)

In this sequence most people take the joke AP Stats course as seniors so all the acceleration is for naught

and for those that do end up taking B/C most colleges tell people to start with the first Calculus class anyway for a stronger foundation

[Anonymous]

Most of the kids who take Algebra in 6th are probably gunning for TJ. Many of the ones who take it in 7th take multivariable calc and linear equations in 12th. Even if they take AP stats in 12th, the acceleration allows them to do so without having to use an elective slot on the AP stat course.