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[quote=Anonymous]Serious question...not trying to flame...if you know your child isn't gunning for TJ, why are you concerned about IAAT and wanting your child to qualify for Alg Hons in 7th grade?

I've been to several different curriculum nights at different MSs...and at every one the Math Dept head says to the crowd "don't put your kid in alg hons unless they are totally passionate about math and plan to pursue a Math or heavy stem career...and even then, we hear from the HS math dept that some kids who took alg hons in 7th are missing understanding when they get to alg 2 hons..."

Point being that you might want to think about what your goal is with qualifying for alg hons in 7th.  It will put your kid on a math "fast track" of AP calculus BC in 11th grade and then probably matrix alg and multivar calc in 12th.  I know it serms ridiculous to be planning or steering your child's life 6 yrs down the road, but that's what happens when you put them on the express train known as Alg Hons 7th grade.

Think about it.  Fwiw, IAAT is easy for kids who are not geniuses, but generally "get" math as taught in aap.  [/quote]

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