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[quote=Anonymous]I have a current 8th grader and a current 5th grader, middle school is Pyle. My impression is that in the couple of years since my 8th grader started middle school, they are recommending many fewer kids for IM. My 5th grader did not get recommended for IM and I am not going to contest that placement. IM is a very demanding course, with a lot of homework and some pretty advanced concepts. My 8th grader was fine with it, but probably not a great fit for my younger kid. As for reading, I think it's a worthwhile class, even for a 99th percentile kid. It reinforces good reading habits and gets kids accustomed to higher level writing and analysis. And since many parents are reluctant to have a 6th grader do a full year foreign language anyway, you can mostly "make up" the reading by doing foreign language A/B as a 7th grader. Again, worked well for my older child and I plan to have my younger child do reading in 6th as well.[/quote]
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