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Out of state, highly regarded language immersion program. A lot of advancement is limited by the language, of all things. Kids are not allowed to advance because there is a concern that they won't have the vocabulary...which they can't learn until they advance. See how circular that is?  [/quote]

You can sort of see their point, though - it's like advancing to Algebra before you've covered Pre-Algebra. You and DC would need to find a way to cover the vocab ground between the current and next years. I taught myself the subjunctive in class with the teacher's enthusiastic support, which it sounds like you might not have (have you asked), but I also completed foreign language workbooks (!) at home because I loved languages so much. I think this is consistent with what other posters have said about kids who are not challenged finding a way to challenge themselves.

MoCo policy is also to allow independent investigation for kids who need more challenge. My kids have had teachers offer them this. It's true that not all teachers are up for this, or capable of managing kids at many different levels.[/quote]

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