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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If I'm reading it right, we got a 226. Grade level was 209. He was put in 7th grade math for 6th grade.

What bugs me, and they don't tell you this in elementary school when they track people for math, is that the science path they put you in in 9th grade depends on your math class. I realize that they need a certain amount of math for some of the science, but it affects what your cohort will be, and what classes you take to fulfill the science requirement.[/quote]

Not really.

Yes, if you can't get to algebra by 8th grade, your science options are limited. But if you are taking algebra in 9th, you aren't ready for bio/chem/physics yet. If you are super motivated, you can take extra electives later on those paths once the math is leveled up, but that's not of interest to people on that math track.

If you take algebra in 7th, then you can take Chemistry + Biology in 9th, using an elective spot. But if you take algebra in 8th, you can double up in science in 10th or 11th if you want.

Taking Algebra in 6th opens Physics in 9th, but that's just an option to take the courses in a different order.

It's a non-issue. 
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