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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Which schools offer Algebra 2 onsite in 8th grade?

If a school doesn't offer it onsite, is it better to take it at nearby high school, or take an outside course / home study and try to skip via exam in high school in 9th grade? [/quote]

The wealthy Potomac ones. [/quote]

You attracted the MCPS math troll, OP. 
It’s better to take first period Alg 2 at the high school, then return to second period at the middle school. That way it’s still the MCPS curriculum.

DD just did this, and it also gave her the opportunity to gently transition into the high school building. This is in the BCC cluster.

I don’t know of any middle school offering Alg 2, apart from magnets, I suppose. MCPS is trying to move away from offering to much customization.[/quote]

The real math troll is the poster who keeps trying to cover up these inequities. It's horrible that wealthy schools offer enrichment not available to all students.[/quote]

[b]Sigh. No. Anyone can request it. It’s just that parents in wealthy neighborhoods tend to be better informed and know they can ask. [/b]

Some math coordinators discourage the practice, certainly. It’s the case for the Westland MS math coordinator.

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That's simply not true. In fact, I requested this at our DCC ES for my 3rd grader that was scoring 250+ on their MAP-M and was told it wasn't an option. They had to sleep through two years of compacted and AIM.[/quote]

Just because a kid scored 250 on the MAP- M doesn’t mean they are ready to skip over all math and take HS math.  The first thing would be to request placement exams.  These would sufficiently cover topics at each grade level to determine what level of math a kid should be taking.  There also needs to be a discussion to determine what the family is willing to do to aide in accommodating an extremely advance kid.  For example taking a first Palermo’s class at the HS chaperoned.  Bussing a 3rd grader to HS is a receipt for disaster and puts a lot of liability on the bus driver, bus monitor, and school system.

The school system also has to be careful not to create monsters.  It’s one thing to accommodate a few extremely gifted students.  It’s another to then have parents paying for outside tutoring so their kids can rush through math so they are at a higher level than peers and then the school system is expected to figure out a whole host of accommodations at varying levels.  The school system does still have a responsibility utilize its resources well.[/quote]

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