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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve had one kid who qualified for double acceleration in 5th. They have to have 575 on their 3rd AND 4th SOLs along with the 145+ COGAT and another content assessment. This kid breezed through 7th grade math as a 5th grader (top of the 6th advanced class he was working with), took algebra in 6th, and in 8th he was taking precalc at the high school. (Not sure how he got both geometry and algebra II knocked out in 7th— summer study?)

This was the most mathematically brilliant kid I’ve had in my career (20+ years). I’ve had other kids I thought could have handled the double acceleration, but the requirements are SO stringent it’s almost impossible to meet them. [/quote]Looks like they're excessively stringent.[/quote]

Not really. The one child I know that got the extra acceleration (150+ COGAT, perfect scores on every SOL) really struggled with the classroom aspect of the class. [b]Because it’s a small handful of young kids in a classroom full of significantly older kids, it introduces other stressors. She’s stopping math entirely after she completes her 4 years of HS math. [/b][/quote]
This is a myth. Younger kids are perfectly fine being in a classroom with others who are older. The main issues have to do with not being ready to learn the material, not with the class composition.[/quote]

It's probably fine for one class, especially if it's in the same school and not commuting over to high school, but more time a kid spends learning with older kids, the more they struggle socially. It's not great to have a kid skip ahead 2 years in all classes in school completely. 
Its better to find a class or club with similarly aged peers if you can, which might mean a private afterschool / online program. [/quote]

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