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[quote=Anonymous]I am also puzzled as to why this change was made so that acceleration/differentiation is provided for such a small contingent of 6th grade students rather than providing an accelerated option for all math students identified as gifted.

DD was recommended for the 6/7/8 class by her teacher, but the middle school math coach placed her in Math 6.  Now I am struggling with whether I push to have her enrolled in the 6/7/8 class against the middle school's recommendation or leave her in Math 6.  With the former option I worry that she could end up beyond her depth and with the latter option I worry that she will be bored. I also wonder how limiting it is in the long term to not be on the most accelerated track for math.  Does it matter significantly for college admissions (can't believe I am already thinking about that with a rising 6th grader) that you did not take multivariable calculus in high school? I have no idea.

I also wonder whether this makes it less likely that DD will have other classes (English, Science, Social Studies, etc.) with students from the 6/7/8 class simply based on scheduling (if Math 6 is offered at different times from Math 6/7/8 for example).  I know there is no accelerated option for those other classes, but I would like to be sure that DD is clustered with other gifted students for those classes. Does anyone have any insight into this issue?

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