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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child qualified, and I am really surprised by the number of kids we know that qualified but are opting out.

I would guess that a child who scored pass advanced on the 7th grade SOL and 91% or higher on the IAAT has mastered the math 7 material and is prepared for Algebra. [/quote]

My son scored 98% on the IAAT and 587 on the 7th grade SOL, but we opted out.  He could certainly do regular Algebra I, but I Algebra I Honors is much tougher and I don't see how the compacted math curriculum in ES would have adequately prepared most kids for the class. Most people I know who put their 7th graders in it pulled them out or had them repeat it, and I haven't heard anything good about any of the Algebra I H teachers in the middle school. The one my daughter had was awful and showed disdain towards any kid who wasn't an absolute math genius.

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If it was that difficult, and so many dropped, I would think they would tighten up the criteria. My kid is not a math whiz...but he had an amazing math teacher in 6th that took them through much of Algebra already. He qualified, and it taking Algebra next year in 7th. I don't think he'll be at the top of the class, but I'm sure he'll be fine. If he's not, he'll take it again in 8th. [/quote]

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