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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Individual schools do this, not just the wealthy ones.  Call the guidance counselor at the school.  Mccpta put out a list. [/quote]

Some people claim that, but nobody has ever named one outside of Potomac, so seems unlikely.[/quote]

You can do this all over the county, but people are leery of mentioning their school. Plus, it only applies to a tiny portion of the population. But every single time this comes up on DCUM, here is the troll, spewing venom at Potomac, for some reason. What did that part of MCPS ever do to you?

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Not really, the only schools that do this are in Potomac but for some reason, the PP likes to pretend otherwise.[/quote]

Other schools have been mentioned. My child is one of three in a BCC middle school that did this, but boy was the math coordinator unhappy at having to accommodate them! He refused a few kids coming from the CES compacted math, because the test-in questions were Algebra ones, and he wanted them to get everything right. Which is a ridiculous standard, considering normal students don't need to already know Algebra 1 in order to naturally move up to Algebra 1. So only 3 kids managed to get into the class... which was then predictably easy for them. I am certain that all my kid's CES cohort would have been able to handle it.

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Wrong again... The only schools that have been mentioned are a few in wealthy areas.[/quote]

Just stop with your obsession.

For others who are sane, if you want your kid placed in Algebra 1 in 6th grade, just ask. Either they'll be accommodating and place your kid based on their MAP-M scores, or they'll require a placement test over the summer and go from there. It never hurts to ask, the worse they can say is no.

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Come on! You can't even name schools that offer this because outside the affluent areas, it simply isn't a option.[/quote]

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