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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What about non magnet? There are so many kids in IM in 6th and all everyone talks about is the magnet kids.[/quote]
They have changed the math so much it is hard to keep track.  IM in 6th means algebra in 7?  This is a pretty standard accelerated tack.  8:  GEO 9: ALg II, 10: pre-calc  11 CAlC AB or BC or AP Stats 12: AP CALC BC, AP STAT or MV,  I think there i also a finance class that counts as math?  Kids that are taking algebra in 6th will have a harder time avoiding MV.[/quote]

Are you allowed to take Calc AB and then Calc BC? Are they different classes? At these schools were most of the school is taking IM in 6th there must be boatloads of seniors who don't have a lot of math options[/quote]

In other districts AB to BC seems common.  It is less common in MCPS.[/quote]

My oldest took AB followed by BC, many friends took calc w/apps followed by AB or mixed in AP Stats somewhere. If there’s going to be a math requirement in college that AP won’t fulfill, it’s good to have calc of some sort senior year, so skills are keen.  AP stats is a good class, but it’s very qualitative and writing oriented.

My youngest went straight to BC and is now in MV, but definitely many students peeled off from this track one way or another since 6th grade IM.  This does seem like the best math teacher he’s had, so no regrets, even if this material ends up repeated in college.  Older DC has had better instructions in college and is now minoring in math.   It all works out.  I don’t think there’s any pitfalls avoided by pulling back early.  All practice is good, if things need to slow down later, there are ways to do that.[/quote]

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