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[quote=Anonymous]I pulled the SOL stats for last year to get a feel for Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 in MS in FCPS.

Seventh Grade Last year 1,680 Kids took the Algebra 1 SOL and 26 took the Geometry SOL
Eight Grade Last year there were 210 kids taking the Algebra 2 SOL

So about 184 kids took Geometry in the summer. There were 1,470 8th graders in Geometry last year.

What does this tell you? Geometry in the summer is a small number of kids. I would guess many of them have had prior exposure to Geometry through AoPS, Curie, RSM or some other enrichment program.

It is not a wide spread phenomena. Parents should make decisions based on their kids needs but there are plenty of numbers out there to point to your kid who is asking to do it that it really is a small group of kids and it is not necessary if you don't think it is a great idea. If you are fine with it and your kid wants to do it, go for it. Have fun. It is not for our family so we won't be. It just isn't all that common and let's not pretend that it is.

The numbers show it is a small group of kids who take Algebra 2 in 8th grade.

Carson: 53
Longfellow: 41
Cooper: 32
Frost: 14
Rocky Run: 14
Kilmer:13
Thoreau: 12
Jackson: 10
Every other MS is too small to report. [/quote]

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