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[quote=Anonymous]Math 7H is pre-algebra and I am pretty sure that is what they are doing in AAP 6 math. I could wrong, if theya re doing Math 7 then there is some pre-algebra in there.

I am pretty sure they are assuming that the 6th graders being selected for A1H don’t need that years material to succeed because the kids are good at math and pick up concepts quickly. I would guess, and this is pure speculation, that a good number of kids in this years A1H class are kids who supplemented in math outside of school. I would not be hte least bit surprised if a survey of 6th graders in A1H showed that 50% of the kids participated in outside enrichment. It is not a requirement to do well in math in FCPS, plenty of kids do well in math without supplementing, but a higher percentage of the kids in accelerated math probably have been supplementing then not.

For example, RSMs grade 6 math is essentially pre-algebra because the 7th graders take algebra at RSM. We had friends who were using RSM to support a smart kid who didn’t love math and he took 6th grade math as a 7th grader because he was in Math 7H. Saying this only to explain the progression at the programs like AoPS and RSM, their program is set so that kids are in algebra in 7th grade. DS was annoyed that they would not let him move into the algebra class as a 6th grader at RSM, he had been bumped into the next grade level every year at RSM. He didn’t bother with RSM for algebra or geometry. [/quote]

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