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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC did well enough on the geometry assessment to be allowed to take Algebra 1 and Geometry simultaneously next year (8th grade).

From parents of students who went this route, how big a lift did it turn out to be for your student?[/quote]

This would imply Algebra 2 in 9th, Pre-Calculus in 10th and AP Calc BC in 11th. Make sure you have a path beyond that (dual enrollment, multivariable calculus or linear algebra) in whichever school your child goes after Deal.[/quote]

Also get a tutor to make sure you kid knows the materials that were skipped over the years. Do not rely on the fact that your kid got an A and "tested in" to the advanced track.  Learned this this hard way. [/quote]
+ 1000

All A's in MS Math at Deal only to squeak by in math in 9th grade.  There were a bunch of gaps that getting full credit for handing in assignments at Deal did not help the process.[/quote]

Oh my gosh.  This 1000%.  Only do this if your kid does math in their spare time or you have time to get a textbook and teach them.  My kids did the Deal math track (high As), went on to private high schools, had to repeat Algebra 2 (one kid) and geometry (second kid) and struggled to get Bs.  Almost all the material was new to them, despite taking the Deal courses IN THE SAME SUBJECTS. 
Buyer beware.  Deal math is exceedingly weak. [/quote]

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