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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Which schools offer Algebra 2 onsite in 8th grade?

If a school doesn't offer it onsite, is it better to take it at nearby high school, or take an outside course / home study and try to skip via exam in high school in 9th grade? [/quote]

The wealthy Potomac ones. [/quote]

You attracted the MCPS math troll, OP. 
It’s better to take first period Alg 2 at the high school, then return to second period at the middle school. That way it’s still the MCPS curriculum.

DD just did this, and it also gave her the opportunity to gently transition into the high school building. This is in the BCC cluster.

I don’t know of any middle school offering Alg 2, apart from magnets, I suppose. MCPS is trying to move away from offering to much customization.[/quote]

The real math troll is the poster who keeps trying to cover up these inequities. It's horrible that wealthy schools offer enrichment not available to all students.[/quote]

[b]Sigh. No. Anyone can request it. It’s just that parents in wealthy neighborhoods tend to be better informed and know they can ask. [/b]

Some math coordinators discourage the practice, certainly. It’s the case for the Westland MS math coordinator.

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That's simply not true. In fact, I requested this at our DCC ES for my 3rd grader that was scoring 250+ on their MAP-M and was told it wasn't an option. They had to sleep through two years of compacted and AIM.[/quote]

You requested what? We are talking about Alg 2 in 8th grade. You've got to understand the system to make it work for you, PP!

My kid was in elementary school compacted math and although in pool for the middle school magnet, was not selected in the lottery round. So we asked the math coordinator at her middle school that she take a placement test to take Alg 1 in 6th grade. In 8th grade she was bused to the high school to take Alg 2. She has several options for 11th and 12th in her high school, and can even attend UMD math classes if she wants. We know someone who did that.

You cannot jump at the elementary school level, PP, because it's not structured to accommodate students like that. Kids cannot be bused from elementary to middle, so if you 3rd grader takes compacted math a year early, then won't have anything left for 5th. Elementary school, public and private, are the most boring for precocious kids, because of that rigidity in curriculum. Parents have their kids take AOPS or similar, outside of school, so they don't end up hating math.

It's in 6th grade that you can make your case, and since Alg 6 is not a publicly available course, parents need to ask for a placement test from the  middle school math coordinator, just like multilingual kids get placement tests for language classes.

You really need to understand what your public school can accommodate before complaining. And when there's an avenue for advancement, you need to be know where and who to ask, and make sure your kid is ready. MCPS frowns on early advancement, because they claim that a lot of kids then struggle at the high school level, but you know your kid best, and you can insist if you want.

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Yes, they need to understand that these options are only available at wealthy Potomac schools.[/quote]

Stop with the lies.  My child did it down county.  The problem comes in high school where not all schools have multiple variable or other higher level math.  [/quote]

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