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[quote=Anonymous]My DC’s HS found that so many students who had been accelerated in MS and took Algebra 1 in 7th and Geometry in 8th in their k-8 but were coming in with big gaps in both (not doing well enough on placement tests to place out of either class), that the school created a special hybrid algebra/geometry class for these students where the teacher tailors the material each year to the gaps shown by the students’ placement tests. We loved in for DC because the alternative would have taken them off the highest track that gets them to AP Calc BC in 12th, essentially penalizing them for excelling in math in MS. No, DC is no longer a year ahead (to hit Calc in 11th), but they also aren’t a year or more behind or unable to be in the highest track of on-level math. It’s a great solution and one I think more schools should adopt. [/quote]
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