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Anonymous wrote:5th grader is in compacted math 5/6. I don't know what her spring score is because I am not sure if she has taken it. But I see online that her autumn 5th grade score was 285. She is a natural with math and some parents suggested for us to have her in Alg 1 in 6th but honestly, I have no interest in putting her on track for taking Calculus in 10th.
I think that’s wise. Unless your school has a pretty large cohort of 6th graders taking Algebra 1, you’re just setting your kid up for logistical issues down the road.
Sorry, “you” being not you, but people who do opt their kid into Algebra 1 in 6th.
It’s not about whether they can handle the math in 6th, it’s what happens in 8th and 12th. I wish someone had told us that earlier.
If they are struggling you drop them back. In 12 lots of options like statistics. Yes you opt in to algebra in 6th. We did.
Again, it’s not content. Kid is finding Algebra 2 extremely easy in 8th - same as Geometry in 7th and Algebra 1 in 6th. But transportation from the HS to the MS would have been a burden for us if not for Covid, and our HS told us they couldn’t guarantee a math class for DC in 12th, which adds in another layer of stress and logistics at that point. I wish they had been upfront with us from the beginning about what the impact would be down the road. I’d imagine this is less of an issue if there are more kids at your school in the same boat, but MCPS does not handle exceptions particularly well.
What you are saying makes zero sense. You are changing the story to make it about you. We were told that our children would be bused if they don't offer the class from the MS to HS and in HS there will be other math options like statistics or they can take community college classes. You don't want to drive your child, which is fine but don't blame MCPS when its really a transportation issue, which isn't a real issue. They take the bus to HS if you will not drive them and its your home school. They do their math 1st period and then MCPS sends a bus to drive them to the MS (or you drive them). Even better with DL, hopefully kids can do it via DL if needed so they don't have to change schools. We have a handful of kids. I'll do what ever I need to to make it work. I don't care what the burden is as its about my child's needs, not mine.[/quote
I understand what you're saying but I thought the poster brought up a valid concern. I was the poster who resurrected this thread to ask about Algebra in 6th. I genuinely appreciated hearing about their experience and concerns. I'm still not sure what the right answer is for DC, but this is one thing I will consider.
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