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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My gifted child did intensified algebra in 7th this year and it was the first time she truly had to work at math and she didn’t pull all As. Finished out the year with a B, just barely. It was quite a surprise for her and a good lesson that just because you have always coasted in classes doesn’t mean you always will. Not sure if she’ll put that grade on her high school transcript or not. [/quote]

I think she actually does have a pretty strong foundation, but did a poor job of preparing for tests according to her teacher.  She would re-take almost the same test, and then score much better the second time around.  They really mean it when they say "intensified" and the rest of her classes didn't come close to the amount of homework and material that class had.  
She also dealt with a death in the family during this year and found out that the world keeps turning despite her grief.  So we are figuring out a few things this year / summer: improving executive functioning skills with a tutor, refreshing on math skills before school starts again, improving organizational skills (for all of us), and working on being more mindful and slowing down in general.[/quote]

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