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[quote=Anonymous]My daughter is smart and does quite well in ELA, but hates math and generally scores around the 70th percentile or so on MAP-M and gets Bs on assignments somewhat frequently (no supplementation or tutoring, and little parental help on homework/math concepts because she resists it, although we are considering changing that.)  She didn't get selected for compacted math (unsurprisingly), so my understanding is that doing 6+/7+ is the only way for her to get to Algebra by 8th grade (and that the vast majority of bright kids in MCPS take Algebra 1 no later than 8th grade... let me know if that's not true.)

A few questions:

1)  Does anyone know roughly what MAP-M score or percentile they look for to move a kid from Math 5 to Math 6+?  And are they allowed to have any Bs in 4th or 5th grade math?
2) it feels silly to think about this so early. but are there any negative long-term consequences for a smart, humanities-focused kid to just stay on a grade-level math track and not get to Algebra until 9th?  For example, would it make it harder to get into humanities or IB magnets if she wants that, assuming strong MAP-R scores?  Would it potentially hurt college admissions/merit aid chances (assuming a non-STEM major, and not shooting for the very top schools, but UMCP and other good publics as well as solid private schools at around that level)?  Or is it no big deal?
3)  How hard is the pace of 6+ and 7+ for a kid who's pretty average in math?  Are there key topics that they move through quickly that would be problematic for future years if she doesn't fully grasp them?  Or is there enough repetition of the years before and after that she should be fine? And on the other hand, is regular Math 6/7/8 full of below-proficiency kids that the teachers will need to teach to and will that actually impede her learning math, or is it a perfectly fine slower track that works well for kids who are middling in math and helps set them up for success when they do eventually get to higher-level math?

Thanks so much for any insight![/quote]

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