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[quote=Anonymous]I’m on the same page as this PP. DS is in level IV AAP but not a math prodigy and not hard working. I would rather have him take Algebra 1 in grade 7. Also not interested in setting up a path where he has to take AP calculus BC in grade 10.

It is a high school class. There is a lot more work. There are more quizzes, homework, and tests then your kid has seen. The class is going to move faster than AAP math. They need to be able to do the work, keep up with the pace, and retain the knowledge because they have to use that knowledge for pretty much every other math class out there.

There are teachers who have posted about 7th graders who took A1H really struggling with Algebra 2. They didn’t really learn the material. There are 7th graders getting C’s and B’s in A1H who tested into the class, IAAT, SOL, iReady, and struggled. They didn’t expunge the grade and retake it in th grade, they moved on to Geometry, struggled in Geometry, and then really struggled in A2.

That is what people mean when they say that their 6th or 7th grader isn’t ready. Some kids will be ready and will crush it. Others will not and it wil destroy their confidence. Others will be average or get a B, which isn’t a problem when you are on grade level but when you are triple accelerating for a class?

There is 0 rush to do this. It is not going to drastically change college outcomes. You are setting your kid up for two years of college level math, that their college might not accept and they will probably end up retaking. Unless you have a math obsessed, math loving kid who is bored to tears, there is no reason to take A1H in 6th grade. [/quote][/quote]

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