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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel like I'm taking crazy pills and I'm not sure if I'm just caught up in the Northern Virginia mindset.

Our child scored well on both the Iowa and the SOL and their teacher recommends they take out for one next year in seventh grade.   I'm sitting here wondering why?

I completely understand why it's beneficial for some maybe even the majority of kids to take calculus in their senior year.  But how many kids are really going to benefit from taking 2 years of calculus?

So I guess my question is what's the point?   Aside for taking an extra year of college math in high school, why do it?

So far I come up with it. Might look better on college applications, make college classes either easier or something you can get credit for while in HS.

I have this underlying fear that they are going to push anyone who scores well into algebra 1, so there are less kids in 7th grade honors. That allows for smaller classes and helps with the goal of Algebra for all by grade 8[/quote]

Know that you don't have to accelerate your kid. About half the kids in my sons Advanced Math class choose Math 7H instead of Algebra 1 H in 7th grade. They had the choice and decided that they did not need that type of acceleration. In some cases, the kid just didn't want to take Algebra 1 and the parents relented. In other cases, the parents thought it was unnecessary and choose not to place their kid in Algebra. Some looked down the line and decided that their kid didn't need to be taking DE math classes in HS. It is an individual choice.[/quote]

My guess is that you are confused and only half of the kids in your son's advanced math are ABLE to take Algebra in 7th. Not every child in advanced math is recommended or allowed to take Algebra. It is dependent on their test scores. Not everyone qualifies.[/quote]

I did miss a phrase in my original post, of the kids in my DS class who qualified, about half choose Algebra 1 and half choose M7H.  I know at least 7 kids in Algebra 1, we know the kids and they discuss their classes, and I know four kids who choose M7H instead of Algebra1. The kids I don’t know attend a different MS or are not friends with my kid. 
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