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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This year hasn’t been great for us. My kid did fine in the pandemic because we heavily supplemented. That meant DC was above grade level this year, especially considering learning loss in the pandemic. Result has been that DC is not progressing at all this year—scores are actually down from last year. Basically kids above grade level are ignored in class. The one exception is compacted math.

I would stay in private if you can afford it. [/quote]
You are assuming that advanced kids are taught above grade level
At private when that is not always the case. So much depends on the private and public options in question. [/quote]

We tried to switch to private for this year for MS.  The ones with openings/would consider our child (or questionable openings where they might have some if they want your child) could not do the same math track and we'd have to pay extra for it or get a tutor/outside class.  They start Algebra much later.[/quote]

It depends on the school.  My small Catholic parochial (under $10K per year) has several eighth grade students doing Geometry.  Last year there were a few kids doing Algebra II in 8th.  This is a tiny school with only one class per grade.  It's been great having my daughter in small math and reading groups throughout her K-8 experience.  There are only 9 students in her math class.[/quote]

Catholic parochial’s are some of the bottom of the barrel and I am a Catholic. The kids you mentioned doing geometry I bet wouldn’t be able to in public and guarantee they are learning this from supplementing out. [/quote]

Nope.  My daughter is one of them.  Never had to supplement anything and she has to work hard at it.  She was lucky to be in person through the 2020-21 year, so she is not behind in math like the majority of MCPS and most public schools for that matter.[/quote]

I will add, unlike MCPS who pushes students up even if they didn't master material, my daughter will have to take a math placement test to move into Algebra 2.  MCPS just pushes kids through who passed by the skin of their teeth by either cheating or getting 50% on assignments for doing nothing.
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