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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your kid is in the 3rd grade and score in the 250s in the winter score, how possible is it to request them to go to compacted math 5/6?[/quote]

I doubt the school would consider having a student skip the entire 4th grade math curriculum as well as half the 5th grade curriculum. At our school, 4th and 5th graders don’t have math at the same time, so it wouldn’t be possible.[/quote]

Compacted math is in 4th grade so if your 3rd grade MAP score is that high, more than likely they will be in compacted math automatically and if not, you can always request it and see what they say.[/quote]

They will not jump your kid over 4/5 compacted math as its not just facts but the strategies and other stuff and 5/6 math is for 5th graders.  No need to rush it.  [/quote]

There is one school that did this for an entire class in mcps, and the kids seem to be doing fine.  That said, I wouldn't necessary do it for my kid either but just curious at what map-m score does a child need to hit before there is consideration to skip an entire year.[/quote]

I know there are charts and such showing "grade levels" for MAP scores, but they don't mean that a child is actually doing that level of math.  A decision on class placement, especially skipping a year, wouldn't be made on MAP scores alone.   There are a few truly gifted math students who this might be appropriate for, but in general it is not a good idea for many reasons.  The gaps in knowledge are one piece, but there are many more considerations.

Keep in mind, students have to take a math course every year in high school.  Also, once you advance that far ahead of your peers, you will likely be in classes with older students, especially once you hit middle/high school.  Will your seventh grader be ready to take a course at the high school with 10th and 11th graders?  Will your HS sophomore still be math focused and want to take college level classes, limiting their schedule possibilities for other courses?  Will your child be developmentally able to handle the more abstract nature of higher level math at a much younger age?  If your child qualifies for a magnet, will they miss out on being part of cohort taking the three magnet courses together b/c they are hyper accelerated?  [/quote]

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