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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I thought Deal was phasing out double-blocking, so that the highest math will be Geometry in 8th.[/quote]

That still allows these students to take Calc BC by 11th and AP Stats or Multivariable by 12th (or AB then BC by 12th).[/quote]

This is the path my advanced math kid is on. He could have double-blocked at Deal, but we didn’t see the point. And now that he’s a junior, I’m glad there will be only one year where he has to do DE for math. I’m glad Deal is getting rid of double-blocking; it always felt like it was much more about making a subset of parents happy than about what’s actually best for students in terms of math instruction.[/quote]

Sounds like those very parents are on this thread. The acceleration seems to have worked to get kids into those privates despite the fact it wasn’t best for actual learning. 
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I’m not sure how valuable the acceleration actually is in private/magnet admissions. The pendulum seems to be swinging back away from extreme math acceleration. [/quote]

Given that the private schools don't accelerate their own students past geometry in 8th, I doubt that alg 2 is required for acceptance.[/quote]

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