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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who is telling your 8th grader that they can't take "honors math"? What school? Are you even in APS? APS doesn't use the term honors math. [/quote]
Dhms,  my kid was moved from intensified algebra to regular algebra (along with a “large number of kids” according to the counselor).  97th percentile on his nwea map, high b+ in prealgebra, 485 on the 8th grade sol.   His grade is actually really high if you factor in his teacher — we actually met with the principal about his experience— the teacher didn’t give any credit for homework that was turned in and graded because she just didn’t like him so he essentially got a 100% in the class if you factor that in.  The cutoffs in his placement letter say you have to have a cogat of 120+ to be in intensified math.  I might be misreading the letter though.

It’s not that big a deal (assuming the class is rigorous enough that he passes the algebra sol), but my kid is devastated.  We’ve emailed the school a couple of times so hopefully we can get him moved.  Or maybe THEY can explain how he did badly on an iq test in either second or third grade.  [/quote]

Something isn't adding up here. The teacher didn't credit his homework that he turned in just because she didn't like your child? I have to think there is more to the story than this. What aren't you telling us? Were those assignments turned in late or something? If this is really true and they were turned in on time but the teacher didn't credit them, they you should have addressed it with her and then escalated to admin if the teacher did not follow grading policy. [/quote]
There are a lot of kids who can work hard and do well in algebra but intensified would be a bit too much for them. A kid who is under the cogat threshold and didn’t get pass advanced on the SOL probably shouldn’t be in intensified. [/quote]

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