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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The State requires 4 years of math in HS regardless of level.  Your child will Take Calc in 10th grade and still needs two more years of math..likely AP Stats and Calc II.  If he is likely to go into a tech field, probably great.  If he is more likely to be an English major, he might want his focus elsewhere.[/quote]

I think Algebra 1 is a high school course, even if it's taken in middle school. At least that is the case in Virginia. So, I think under the track you describe, the child could be finished with high school math requirement by 10th grade and be free to take other courses. Or more advanced math if that's the field that interests him.

To OP's question, I don't think the social thing is worth worrying about to be honest. I'd be more concerned about the quality of instruction of Algebra I in MS. I know anecdotally in Arlington, for example, that a lot of kids who take Algebra 1 in MS go on to take geometry with no problem but really struggle with Algebra II due largely to gaps when learning Algebra I. So if you're going to ask some questions, find out if there are any roadblocks that high schools encounter with Algebra II.[/quote]

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