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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid got 136 CogAT and 550 on sol. Her 5th grade teacher told me I should fight to place her in pre-algebra. We didn’t. She started with Math 6 and after half of the first quarter, her 6th grade teacher called and wanted to moved her to pre-algebra. So she did move end of 1st quarter, did fine and sailed through it really and got an A.

Now in 7th taking Algebra intensified - a bit of an adjustment due to teacher but also has been working and reviewing at home and getting an A.

I wouldn’t parent place my kid. Sometimes is not math skills but also maturity. She said kids in her class are very disruptive and causing lot of trouble although they seem to be very smart. But their disruptive behaviors are causing issues for the whole class. [/quote]

Reminds me of the one lady saying her kid didn’t do as well on the SOL because he didn’t follow instructions.  LOL[/quote]

Hi! I'm that lady. My son says pre-algebra is easy for him, but some other kids struggle with the concepts. He was very sad that he skipped the first six or seven questions to "get a feel for the test" because he didn't understand that he wasn't allowed to do that. He has ADHD, and now he has a 504 that requires instructions be available in written form. His teachers report that he is very quiet and well-behaved during class. The math leader at his middle school says pre-algebra is absolutely the right class for him.

I do get the frustration with parent placement; my son is very bright and wishes classes were more difficult, and it would be nice if there were some standards students had to meet before going into intensified classes next year. But that's not always the reason the class goes slowly and isn't as rigorous as it could be. I homeschooled my son for a couple years and it was great; perhaps a you can do that if you're concerned about rigor. [/quote]

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