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[quote=Anonymous]OP, you had a very different experience from us. I tried everything to get my son moved to compacted math during the first half of 4th after he came to me and pleaded to be moved up. At the time, it was clear that he wasn't remotely challenged. He earned 100% on everything.  As in your school, 50% of kids were placed in compacted math. The school refused and showed me some rubric they used to determine who could do compacted math. Apparently, his 3rd grade teacher didn't view him as motivated or seeking a challenge (very inaccurate) and he shut down on the day they did the assessment. A little history. He had scored exceptionally well (superior range) in math on the Woodcock Johnson in 2nd grade and always scored advanced on the MSA. He also has the "gifted" label. They said that score on the rubric was all they were allowed to consider. My son was devastated as he knew that other kids were given the opportunity and he wasn't. He told me the school didn't think he was smart enough. Now we're in 5th grade and still earning 100% on everything in 5th grade level math. And now they have decided to accelerate him for middle school. The problem is I'm sure that he has missed concepts the others had in compacted math. I just found it ridiculously unfair that other kids were given an opportunity he wasn't when there was plenty of information to support giving him a test run. [/quote]

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