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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One of the things to consider is what is the "end game" with respect to HS Math.  For truly gifted math students (and 20% of a class isn't truly gifted in math), Int. Algebra in 7th and Int. Geometry in 8th make sense.  They go onto take Int. Alg/Trig in 9th, Calc BC in 10th and Multi-variable Calc in 11th and I'm not even sure what they call the 12 grade class which I think is duel enrollment and only has a very small handful of kids each year.  Even with "only" taking Int. Algebra in 8th grade you can easily get to Calc BC as a Senior.  For a lot of kids, taking those higher level math classes in college makes a lot more sense.
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According to the Pathways listed at https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/HS-POS-Pathways-2018-2019.pdf this puts kids who complete Int. Geometry in 8th grade on track for Calc BC in 11th grade (not 10th) with a variety of options for senior year.[/quote]

This is how it worked pre-Pathways as well. My son, who is very strong in math, was with a group that did Int. Algebra in 6th and Int. Geometry in 8th, continuing on through Calc BC in 11th. They did Multivariable Calc as a dual enrollment class in 12th, which turned out to be the first year he had some difficulties in math (still ended with an A, but will retake multivariable in college to get a better understanding of it, though probably on an intensified track that does linear algebra earlier in the year followed by multivariable).[/quote]

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