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We [b]parent-placed[/b] our child in pre algebra this year and I'm glad we did.  Math 6 would have been a long, boring slog.  APS offers no other intensified classes at the MS right now, and that won't change until 2023, so this is at least one class that my DC has to do actual work to earn good grades. Learning how to work hard and study is as much part of the process so that the world of high school and AP and intensified classes isn't as much of a shock. [/quote]

So you can parent-place a kid?  Is it a fight to do it, or can you simply enroll?  [/quote]

I'm the PP.  Talk to the math coach, and possibly also talk with your child's 5th grade math teacher or GT coordinator for their school to understand why they made that recommendation.  6th grade Pre-algebra goes very fast and very deep, as it was explained to me it essentially covers 3yrs of middle school math in one year.  Worst case, they can move your child back to Math 6 if it isn't working after the first quarter.  That being said, include your child in these conversations.  If your child is truly a math phenom, everyone probably already knows it.  If your child is strong but not a star, then they need to really want to do the work and take on the challenge.  Don't set them up for failure.  We had a number of conversations and emails with the math coach and had almost settled on Math 6 when our DC expressed their strong desire to do the work required to succeed in the harder class.  [/quote]

Thank you!  It was mentioned at the most recent conference, but the conference teacher is not the math teacher.  It sounds like the recommendations aren’t made until after the SOL, but I’ll reach out to all of the folks mentioned.  The chances of my kid getting a perfect SOL score is low, but he is very much ready for the actual work.  
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It's only March.  Don't even bother until late May or June.  You don't even get the recommended placement letter until June/July timeframe.  I wouldn't worry about it right now as they aren't even thinking about it yet most likely.[/quote]

Thanks!  [/quote]

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