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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am very torn about whether my daughter should take AIM or AMP6+ next year in Middle School.  Her scores/grades should get her an invite to AIM.  However, I have a few concerns.  First, I'm not sure that I love a pathway that has kids taking Calculus junior year of high school.  Do colleges really care about kids being very advanced in math?  Or would senior year calculus be enough?  My bet is she leans more towards humanities or business rather than, say, engineering.

I am also concerned that while she has had straight As in compacted math,[b] I do a lot of prep work with her before exams and before MAP tests and while she gets it together when we do that, left to her own devices she probably wouldn't have those As and high MAP scores.[/b]  Some of the fundamentals are forgotten by the time a MAP comes up, so review on multiplying decimals and dividing fractions has really helped.

Third, I've heard AIM is sort of a cobbled together curriculum and based on outdated math science, and that AMP6+ has a much stronger curriculum.

Any advice from the BTDTs of the world?  I want my daughter to feel successful in school and to not spend 2-3 years of high school totally stressed and in biweekly tutoring.  But I also want her to have a good shot at a good college (doesn't need to be Ivy, or even close -- just want a good school).

We have our middle school night for parents next week and will ask more then, but would love any thoughts folks are willing to offer here too.  Thank you.[/quote]

The prevalence of this, amd the differential ability of high-SES families to provide it is exactly what makes the MCPS magnet criteria chosen for the last two years so terribly inequitable.  (not saying you are necessarily high SES, yourself, or the opposite)

That said, if your child likes Math or needs challenge to maintain interest, AIM will fit the bill while providing relative continuity of curriculum, going from Math 5/6 to 7th & 8th.  6+ would repeat content, roughly for about 2/3 of their time in 6th grade.  7+ would see them skipping the first half of 7th grade Math, even if it was made available.

As a PP said, trying it out and then choosing to slow down is an option, especially during MS, where things don't "count" until Algebra.[/quote]

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