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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nothing, but the kids in that class need the challenge. Regular magnet math is too easy for them. These are the math olympiad kids. DC really looks up to them. They are beyond normal smart kids.[/quote]

Thank you. I suspect DC will test into that class, but DC is not a math olympiad kind of kid and I’m not sure whether or not to encourage taking Functions. [/quote]

I would neither encourage nor discourage.  If the teachers allow your child to take the class, let DC decide.  The kids have to maintain a particular average in Functions to even be allowed to stay.  (I forget the details, but maybe some of this year's 9th grade families will remember better.  I think the estimate PP gave earlier of 25% dropping down might even be low.)  The biggest downside for my DC, who ultimately dropped down to Magnet PreCalc, is that they spent the first couple of months of school doing nothing but math homework.  I think it would have been better for them to spend that time getting involved in the school through clubs and activities.  Still, if your kid wants to do Functions, and they are able, it's a good option to have.[/quote]

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