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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds like a great idea.

If only they did this also during the actual school year.[/quote]

Your post makes no sense. They do teach math during the year.[/quote]

I think the point is why should kids be accelerated over the summer?  What purpose does it serve?  Is it a way to keep hyper competitive parents in DCPS vs going to the suburbs?[/quote]

Why not?  Some people are good at math and are happy to do more. It serves the purpose of being prepared for more advanced courses in high school and a shot at a good college program. That seems like a good thing to me. What do you think?[/quote]

I don't think acceleration over the summer serves any purpose.  Taking Algebra earlier than 7th grade makes absolutely no sense in my view.  That sequence sets you up for taking a class beyond Calculus in high school which is plenty for non-STEM majors and for actual STEM majors the recommendation is almost always to take the real college level Calculus class to ensure a solid foundation and not skip ahead in the math sequence.[/quote]

The acceleration allows 7th graders to take algebra. That’s the most accelerated route available (although a few 7th graders double up on algebra 1 and geometry, but that’s very unusual).[/quote]

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