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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, what type of grade are we talking about? Is your child earning a low A or B, or is this true struggling with a D?

I’m wondering because of a PP’s post about having a 102 in Algebra but now, “with a harsh grader”, has a 97 in summer Geometry.

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It does sound like the 102 Algebra kid is working hard to maintain that grade in Geometry and maybe didn't need to work as hard in Algebra. That would probably be because they are jamming a ton of work into a short window so there is less time to cover topics in class, which increases the independent work. [/quote]

No, he is not. He is just breezing through the material and when he takes shortcuts, the teacher is not having it. Whereas in algebra 1, there was a lot more leeway.

I am actually glad that he is not at 100%, and hopefully this gives him a perspective that not everything is easy. I was very opposed to him taking Geometry in summer but he insisted and I am glad he is being challenged a bit.

Also, this is not his first time doing Geometry. He does very advanced math in AOPS and has always loved Math. [/quote]

What is AOPS?

This is the Fairfax County schools board.[/quote]

AoPS is Art of Problem Solving, a popular enrichment program that includes workbooks (Beast Academy), online chat based classes, on line inperson classes, and in person classes. Very popular among many of the die hard AAP families and school communities. RSM, the Russian School of Math, is anther popular option. So is Curie. Lots of families in AAP have kids in these programs. The kids have already completed the AoPS or RSM or Curie Geometry curriculum and take the summer Geometry in order to get credit from FCPS and move on to Algebra 2 as an 8th grader. Those kids find summer Geometry bearable or easy. Kids who have not attended those programs and take Geometry because they want to keep up with the kids' who are most advanced take Geometry and tend to struggle.

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True ... I posted earlier with a B+ student in summer geometry. He has never taken any outside math classes, so this is all entirely new material for him.  They are literally tested on content the day it's introduced, or at most the next day. There is no time for digging deeper if you don't get all the details on a new concept right away. I can see how prior introduction of the material would be super helpful. But on the flip side, it's always really fresh in his head - he's never trying to remember some formula they taught last month and haven't used since. Remains to be seen how well he'll retain any of it, though.[/quote]

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