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On the contrary rushing to geometry shouldn't be confused with aptitude. It's mostly about opportunity. [/quote]
It isn't about opportunity rather than aptitude in FCPS.  FCPS gives the kids all of the tools they would need to qualify for 7th grade algebra.  Many kids in FCPS qualify for 7th grade Algebra with nothing beyond what they are taught in their advanced math classrooms.

Kids who are in 8th grade Algebra mostly fall into two categories:  They either didn't qualify for 7th grade Algebra, which means they're not particularly great at math, or they wanted to take an easier math class in 7th, rather than taking the more challenging one.  Neither situation suggests that the kid deserves a spot at TJ.

I would guess that most of the posters who are insisting that taking Algebra in 7th is more about prep than talent have kids who didn't pass the IAAT, but are still desperate to believe that their kids are super smart in math and deserve TJ spots.  [/quote]

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