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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Only students transferred to MCPS or homeschooled get a chance to take Algebra in 6th grade. 95% Takoma magnet kids rake IM in 6th grade. Unless you can demonstrate your kid has extraordinary math skill, 99% MCPS students dont get a chance to take Algebra. [/quote] As others have pointed out, there are kids in MCPS right now in 4th and 5th grades who are headed for Algebra in 6th. You are right, though, about the 99%. I would argue that's about right, though. Algebra in 6th puts them in AP Calculus their Sophmore year, and they run out of HS math by their Senior years. I think 1 out of 100 kids is just about the right ratio for truly gifted math kids who need that kind of enrichment. The bright kids can hit AP Calculus their Junior years and still be a year ahead of most of the country. [/quote]
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