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[quote=Anonymous]        I agree with the recent poster who noted the trend to slow things down just a bit.  I am sure OP's child is very good at math, but before committing to a track I hope OP has confirmed the breadth and depth of the Algebra I class that was available to her DC.  I have heard some Alg. I classes offered to some very accelerated students are not as comprehensive as what is taught in today's high schools (or private middle schools by the same high school teachers), and then the kids have to play catch up when they get to Algebra II.  Indeed, our oldest whosed Alg. I class was very solid, turned out to not be as comprehensive as the one our second child took a couple of years later as the curriculum continued to get deeper. I also worry that the math sequence OP laid out has two years between Alg. I and Alg. II.  I know at our private, there is a big push when kids take geometry to make them do a great deal of Alg. I review so that they can hit Alg. II running with only a very brief refresher.   Lot's to consider. Good luck OP.[/quote]

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