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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have no idea. BUT I will say my kid missed the cut off and I asked him to be placed in pre-algebra anyway. He was placed and his grade for Q1 is 98% and it's his favorite class. So, the cut offs aren't the best predicators for success in the class IMO. [/quote]

There isn't much difference between Math 6 and Pre-Alg 6-7-8. The big difference happens in 7th grade, when the Pre-Alg 6-7-8 kids move to Intensified Algebra in 7th grade -- which is a high school credit class. In my experience, a lot of the parents who pushed their kids into Pre-Alg 6-7-8 in 6th grade were the same parents who ended up hiring math tutors in 7th grade. APS has the score cutoffs for a reason. [/quote]
The difference is that you won’t have kids several grade levels behind in pre-algebra. [/quote]

APS should bring back Math 6 Extended, so there is a middle track. However, the parents pushing their kids into Pre-Alg are slowing down the class for the students who truly need an accelerated math class-- I am talking about the kids who are naturally far above grade level in math (i.e., getting the top scores in the AMC Math competitions and getting 100% in math even with a crappy teacher). It is frustrating for those kids to be in the "fast" math class with students who can only get through it with tutors. [/quote]

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