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Just to be clear: integrated math is basically cramming the material that would normally be covered in three years (geometry, algebra 2, pre calculus) into 2 years, to make up for the two years of algebra 1 in MS. Relatively to the pre-change curriculum, it means going much slower in MS and faster in HS (again relative to the traditional approach. I don’t see how that’s “key for college admissions”. [/quote]

I think what the PP was saying is that it isn't so much cramming in HS, but a deliberate choice to do the groundwork of Algebra slower so that there is better understanding.  As for the college admissions, part, I assume PP is referring to the fact that college standardized testing is not about calculus.[/quote]

Some of the girls who are in integrated math now were bored out of their mind taking two years to go through Algebra 1. (I know because my DD was one of them) [/quote]

As someone with a senior working on her college apps now, I don’t understand the negativity here.  If she is “bored out of her mind” in integrated, she must be knocking it out of the park with little studying.  She should use the time to take up an interest that comes less naturally and makes her well-rounded.  She will get to very advanced math down the road.  Or if she is dead set on doing more advanced math, take the initiative to seek out additional work, which will look better to colleges than simply taking a higher class.  And, if not about college placement, find an activity that she wants to do for the sake of her own preference, sanity and enjoyment.  If the girl is as brilliant as you claim her to be then she will figure this out.

And also, maybe she is telling you a different story than her peers bc most of those girls complained publicly that the summer work was difficult and didn’t do particularly well on the first assessment.  [/quote]

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