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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I thought Deal was phasing out double-blocking, so that the highest math will be Geometry in 8th.[/quote]

That still allows these students to take Calc BC by 11th and AP Stats or Multivariable by 12th (or AB then BC by 12th).[/quote]

This is the path my advanced math kid is on. He could have double-blocked at Deal, but we didn’t see the point. And now that he’s a junior, I’m glad there will be only one year where he has to do DE for math. I’m glad Deal is getting rid of double-blocking;[b] it always felt like it was much more about making a subset of parents happy than about what’s actually best for students in terms of math instruction.[/b][/quote]

Yes!  So many of these double-blocked kids (Algebra 2 in 8th) kids at Deal floundered later on when they moved to private (and many did because they were among the brightest kids at Deal with intense parents so they went on to Sidwell, St. Albans, NCS etc.). 
I know at least a half dozen who ended up repeating at least one math class at the receiving private school. [/quote]

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