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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Level 3 is the highest the school can designate on its own without the central committee.  And I do now see it as an admission by the school that your kid is ready for more in all subjects even if the school isn't quite able to provide it...
Level 4 is determined by a group of people who never met any of the kids ( or parents) for what it's worth.
At the end of the day there is a problem with who is and isn't in advanced math.  They end up with kids in it needing extra help and kids outside it saying why can't I learn that that looks fun/ easy...
I asked a lot of questions, and was frustrated that the school system wasn't living up to their lip service if meeting every child's needs, but I never realized I was supposed to have such strong ambitions for my child to take algebra in 7th.  And obviously, in 2nd grade when these paths are being predetermined, my kid had no idea yet that that might be something they would want.  In the end dc did want it, and tells me that I should advocate more for dc2.  [/quote]

LIII designation does not include advanced math. Advanced math is a separate designation. LIII provided students with an opportunity to dive deeper into subjects and develop stronger critical thinking skills. It was focused more on LA, social studies, and science. Advanced math is its own class that was meant to identify students that are strong in math and accelerate them. In 5th grade, they covered 6th grade math and took the 6th grade SOL.

Separate programs. Kids are placed in LLIV, LIV, and advanced math throughout ES. I know kids who were encouraged to refer their kids in third grade and beyond. I know kids who joined advanced math at my kids' school in fifth and sixth grade.

There is nothing wrong with a kid taking Algebra 1H in 8th grade, they will be on track to complete calculus as a senior.

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Advanced math did not exist outside of the level 4 classrooms at our center for my kids grade. If it did, dc would have been placed in it, with pass advance on sols, teachers identifying math a strength etc...

I thought maybe it existed and it was another case of misidentified kids like aap, but as kid got older and more aware of who was being pulled out of where for what, dc was never aware of any Gen Ed kids getting pulled during math to push in for the advanced math .
I think the county rhetoric has changed in the last couple of years, so maybe we'll see it handled differently for dc2[/quote]

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