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[quote=Anonymous]Your kid can still take A1 in summer 8-9, and G in 9, then A2 in summer 9-10, then precal in 10, still very advanced.

[quote=Anonymous]DS has gone to parochial school through 8th grade and will be entering MCPS for high school next year. We are discovering that these paths are very different and it can create challenges with HS course placement. Most importantly, DS is only taking pre-Algebra in eighth grade. He scored a 95% national percentile on MAP math and a similar score on the Catholic school high school placement test. So, we think he is learning math pretty well at the slower pace. Nonetheless, he needs to take Algebra next year and I just realized there is not even an Honors section of Algebra at his high school. So, clearly, in public school, Algebra is where the kids who are not doing well are. (This is not true in his parochial school - it just depends on what they are good at and how they learn).

DS is twice exceptional and while he is gifted, he has a slower processing speed. We would prefer for him not to be shut out of higher level classes, particularly in science where he excels, due to lower level math placement. He needs more cognitive engagement and critical thinking to be engaged in school - otherwise he is Bored. Are there any creative solutions to planning his high school coursework to enable him to be in more challenging classes, particularly for science? Any way to skip ahead in Math coursework at this point to enable enrollment in higher level science?[/quote][/quote]

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