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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In FCPS, thousands of students are done with Geometry in 8th grade. However, students interested in STEM complete Algebra 2 by 8th, is what we u understood from our counselor. [/quote]

Very few kids take Algebra 2 in 8th grade and most of the ones that do take geometry in the summer. There are college level math classes offered at all of the high schools, AP/IB Calc is offered in 11th grade to kids who take geometry in 8th grade. Multi-Variate Calc and Linear Algebra are available senior year. [/quote]
Benefit of being done with Algbera 1 in 6th is no summer math is ever needed, the natural progression takes student to multivariable in junior or senior year as well as statistics by senior year.  Basically spend all of high school, that's full four years mastering calculus.  Let's student pick whatever stem major they choose at whatever college they prefer. College admissions prefer to see such advanced math commitment.  
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Colleges know that very few kids in the US are taking Algebra in 6th grade and are not looking for kids who have 3 years of Calculus level/type classes applying to their school. This is not something that colleges are actively pushing parents for. Colleges are well aware of the normal path and are happy to accept kids who are"only" accelerated to Algebra 1 in 8th grade for Engineering programs and the like. I udnerstand that there are some people in this area that think that is slow but it is actually pretty close to average in the US now with Algebra 1 in 7th grade being considered accelerated. [/quote]

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