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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So if our mathy 6th graders become decide they want to major in history and go to law school down the road, is it going to look bad if they stop taking math after sophomore year? Or will they now be forced to take multi var?

Our assigned high school is an IB school and does not offer AP stats or the option to slow down the sequence with multiple levels of calculus, it is 2 years of IB and then...nothing unless we pursue dual enrollment.

It's hard to know who our kids will be in 5-6 years.[/quote]

This is my concern as well. Learning that being advanced in math can actually handicap a student if they pursue a field that doesn’t require much math is eye-opening. My child has known for some time what they want to do, and I don’t see that changing—it’s a career path that requires no more than one year of math in college.  However, if they want to earn an advanced diploma, they’ll be forced into the rigorous math sequence, even without a genuine need for those courses. The advanced diploma is practically a requirement for admission to some of Virginia’s more competitive colleges, which makes this a double-edged sword. In high school, instead of focusing on dual enrollment classes that align with their interests, my child will be stuck taking advanced math courses they are unlikely to ever use.[/quote]

We have friends who choose Math 7H for their kids, instead of Algebra 1H, because they know that their kid is not math focused and they did not feel the need to put their kid on a path of multivariate calculus as a senior. Their kids were capable of Algebra 1 H in 7th grade but the kid wasn't interested in the class and the parents felt that their kid would be fine if they "only" have Calculus in HS.

Some parents are buying into the acceleration craziness. You have choices. You don't have to put your kid in Algebra 1H in 6th or 7th grade. You just don't. It is a choice. No one is forcing you. You could choose not to tell your kid if you think this is the wrong path so that your child is unaware of the option. If you feel like you have to put your kid in an accelerated class because it is offered, that is on you. Plenty of parents have made the choice to slow things down for their kids for a variety of reasons and that is ok.

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