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[quote=Anonymous]Can someone walk me through the implications of taking compacted math (or not) for future math pathways?  I have heard several times now that the decision you make for 4th grade affects you all the way through high school, which is very overwhelming as a parent of a 9 year old!   My daughter is fairly strong but not super-advanced in math (also doesn't enjoy math much, although she does like science)-- I think she could handle compacted math, but part of me thinks it would be better to make sure she has a strong foundation rather than speed through.  But if this is going to have negative implications for middle and high school then maybe compacted is the best choice.

What are the middle school math options and how does taking compacted math affect that?  Can you still take somewhat advanced math in middle school without having done compacted math, or is your only option to take math with the general population of on and below-grade level kids?

And then for high school it sounds like there might be certain programs/magnets you can only get into having taken compacted math in elementary school, is that right?  If so, which ones?  And if she turns out to be interested in science as she gets older, are there high school classes she won't be able to take because she's not far enough ahead in math because we didn't accelerate her now?

Thanks so much for helping out a confused elementary school parent out! [/quote]

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