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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry I don't have a suggestion, but thanks for sharing your experience and your child's earlier stats.  I have a rising 7th grader who qualifies for Alg 1 honors and this is exactly what I gave been concerned about.  I'm not pushing him to take Alg.  He doesn't want to take it yet, and we are going to respect that and request Math 7 honors.  I think he could handle alg 1 hon and geom hons...but I worry about putting him on a track that has him taking AP calc BC when he is just barely 16 yrs old.  That's when he may be over accellerated.

Fwiw, I've heard several math teacher in ms/hs say that they see the wheels fall off in hs for a lot of kids who take Alg 1 hons in 7th.  Not all.  But they advise caution.  We are taking that advice.[/quote]

My DS is in 7th grade and is currently taking Math 7 Honors. He could have taken Algebra 1 Honors, but his 6th grade teacher advised against it and I’m glad we followed her advice. Math 7 is still a rigorous course and will give a good foundation for Algebra 1 in 8th grade. A good grasp of Algebra is important for higher level math classes and you have to consider your child’s maturity and interest in the subject. My DS doesn’t love math, so I’m glad we didn’t push to accelerate.[/quote]

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