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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, they are getting some acceleration. You stated the last month of first grade, they are some second grade math materials. That is not enough acceleration for truly advanced kids.  My children are older and I have watched my friends kids in other counties/states/countries learning math at a more accerated level.  Also, I have witnessed first hand in my own neighborhood whenever a new family moved here from another state they are placed in the compacted math, the HGC centers and the middle school magnets.  Not one kid, not one family, I know at least 6 kids where this happened.  In first grade it's not apparent, but those next few years 2-3-4 where MCPS starts the tracking, it's clear.  [/quote]

On track math in MCPS is Algebra in 8th grade.  That is pretty advanced by most school districts' standards.  That's more advanced than pre 2.0.

Perhaps, the kids moving into your area are just smart.  I don't know.  Just coincidence?  Hard to say.  But, there are plenty of kids that move in from non MCPS schools that aren't getting into HGC either.    My kid got in. But, I knew from early on that DC was pretty bright. It's actually one of the reasons we moved to MCPS.   Dc's preschool teachers and daycare provider kept telling me DC was gifted or advanced or whatever.  Our old district didn't have great gifted services.  We moved to MCPS the year it started 2.0 for that grade, so my DC was a guinea pig.[/quote]

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