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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC is in 5/6 and doing fine-not-great (Bs).  They would benefit, really, from slowing down in MS and beyond (not a STEM kid at all).  Is that an option if the completion of 5/6 is satisfactory?  In other words, can DC request something slower/lower than AIM even if grades in 5/6 are ok?  I also assume that a math pullback would have no impact on eligibility for Global Humanities (which DC would love and is qualified for)--or would it?[/quote]

Interestingly, this varies wildly by middle school. There isn’t an across-the-board cutoff and some middle schools offer different math pathways. At ours, kids who want to slow down for 6th after compacted take math 7, but they’re cohorted with all 6th graders, not jumbled in with grade level 7th graders who also take math 7. At other schools there is a course called AMP. It really depends on the school. Also, we’re not that far into the school year. If you think 5/6 is too much for your child, you could explore other options for this year. I don’t think Bs indicate a problem necessarily but whether the child is really struggling to get the concepts or is getting frustrated/stressed.

And no, math placement has no impact on eligibility for HIGH at all. [/quote]

Definitely varies by MS. Ours actually got rid of AIM and the only 2 options for kids in 6th are AMP6+ and AMP7+. There are at least 2 classes of 6th graders in AMP7+ (and my kid's class has 30+ students!) so they're definitely not super selective. I would have preferred enrichment over just acceleration, but since we don't have an option for that, we just continue with RSM on the side (and FWIW I don't think my kid is a super genius but he usually scores above the 99th percentile on MAP tests- I know many other kids in his school/MCPS as a whole do, just wish there was a but more differentiation and more focus on enrichment besides the limited, out-of-the-way magnet options.)[/quote]

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