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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Can someone please answer the question? How are your kids doing in 6th grade algebra?[/b] I am a 5th grade parent who would like to know this as my child may be offered Algebra next year.[/quote]

Honestly, it doesn't matter how it is going for other kids. You know your kid and what your kid needs. We didn’t have the choice in 6th but did in 7th. For us, ti was a no brainer to put DS into Algebra. He had been bored in math all through school and we knew Algebra wasn’t going to be an issue for him. He is a math competition kid who finished in the 99th percentile in every competition he did.

He had friends choose Math 7H who could have been in Algebra but did not enjoy math and their parents realized that. Calculus aas a senior is perfectly fine for kids applying to the top schools in the country. The kid didn’t want to do Algebra, even though they were able to do it, and the parents agreed that there was no hurry. The kids did fine in Math 7H and are doing fien in Algebra as 8th graders.

He had friends chose Algebra in 7th who got Bs. The parents are fine with the Bs, but the kids were stressed about the class. The kids attitude was that if it was offered they should take it, a few didn’t want to not take a class that their friends were taking. They were not mathy kids, kids who loved math and felt bored in Advanced Math at school. They are getting Bs in geometry as 8th graders. The kids and parents seem fine with it. We’ll see how Algebra 2 goes next year.

A B is a good grade but I am not sure it is as good a grade when you are accelerating in a subject. From my lens, the kids who got Bs were stressed and are not thrilled with the grade that they got. I don’t think any of them wanted to expunge and retake. They are challenged in math. They seem to be ok with the path they are on.

You know your kid. Is your kid bored and wants to be challenged? Are they a kid who loves math and wants to be challenged? Do they pick up on concepts quickly? Not just for Algebra in 6th grade but for what ever dual enrollment classes they will need to take their Senior year. If yes, then think about A1H as a 6th grader, we would have placed our kid in A1H as a 6th grader. If no, stick with the accelerated track and don’t hyper accelerate.[/quote]

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