Any 5th graders in Algebra 1 ?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:6th grade Algebra 1, 7th grade Geometry, 8th grade Algebra-2. No summer math. This is the best math progression recommended by our school counselor for our advanced student.

How would 6th grade algebra 1 happen? Online? Go to ms and take bus back to elementary school?

Two kids at the ES where I teach did this but no, of course there is no bus. Their parents had to drive them. They carpooled and it was every other day because of block scheduling at the middle school. We had a 9:15 start for our ES so it worked out that they were only a few minutes late every other day.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:
If the student wants to be eligible for UC, Geometry needs to be taken in 7th grade,

Not true for any "UC" I've ever heard of. What UC are you talking about?

Even if so...

so it makes more sense to take Algebra 2 before.

No, that would be Algebra 1 before Geometry, not Algebra 2 before Geometry.

Being in the 90th percentile in a class is a good rule of thumb for getting most out of the instruction. I don’t really see the point of taking a class when you’re by far the best student in it and have already mastered the material inside out.

90th percentile on national norms is nowhere near "the best student in it" in a wealthy suburban district, and neither is "have already mastered the material inside out" because the tests don't even try to test for that.

There a many options for later classes including computer science that count as math, DE, AP, even repeating classes if needed, graduating early if there’s enough credit etc.

OK you are definitely thinking about Algebra 2 not Algebra 1.

Most districts are actually in line with national norms, however some schools do deviate from the averages. Not everyone lives in a “wealthy suburban district”. In the end choose a class and path that is appropriate for the child.

In an average class, 90 percentile means the kid is in the top 3 students. At 95 percentile likely they are the best student in the class. If the student is 99th percentile, there won’t be much to learn from the class. Some people take this route and supplement heavily with outside enrichment, and just rubber stamp the class, eg summer geometry. Not ideal in my view because you’re double taking classes and time would be better spend on other classes or activities.