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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I understand that students who are in 6th grade AAP, with SOL&gt;500 and IAAT &gt;91% can enroll in Algebra 1 HN in their 7th grade. 
How can students be qualified to take Algebra 1 HN in their 6th grade? They will have SOL, but do they take IAAT at 5th grade? 
Can anyone share experience? I will ask school counselor today as well. [/quote]

I would seriously ask you to reconsider unless your kid is one of those that will graduate med school at 18. Why?

My kid was very good at math. Was not in accelerated math in 5th/6th (we opted against AAP) and I was pissed about it at the time. That said, DC developed a strong math foundation and was at the top of class with math. DC had lots of confidence going into 7th. DC killed it in HN Math 7 (or whatever it's called) and then had HN Alg 1 in 8th. Killed it there too. She's now had HN Geom and HN Alg 2 (with an A), and will take AP math next year (not jumping to calculus). She is doing so well, has lots of confidence in her math. So we are happy with how that worked out. And she likes it. MANY kids that we know, AAP and non, jumped to Algebra 1 in 7th and either dropped down/retook it, or it set them on a path where they struggled through the rest of HS.

My understanding (based on us starting the process) is that lots of schools will not accept the credits for the hard math AP classes (calc) b/c they want you to take them in college. This would be for the hard stem careers. So why rush it? Get the good, solid foundation in math in HS.[/quote]

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