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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DC is not that precocious in math and took Algebra I in 7th grade, along with many other kids in his AAP class.  However, what I have heard is that for the kids who are super-advanced, the logistical headaches make the grade acceleration more trouble than its worth.  Several of them have said that if they could do it over again, they wouldn't have accelerated that much.

Think carefully before moving ahead so much in math.  If your DC takes Algebra I in 5th grade, then takes Geo in 6th, Alg II in 7th, Precal in 8th, Calc in 9th, multivar in 10th.   Then math at GMU for 11th and 12th?  [/quote]

I currently teach middle school Geometry and I can't imagine a 6th grader having the maturity to take Geometry - it's a lot more than being good at math - it requires organization, planning, and patience.  It would be a struggle. [/quote]

This is what's wrong with our schools. The low expectations.

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What a ridiculous comment.

Questioning whether a student is mature enough to take a class 4 years early is absolutely a reasonable question. It’s also one that should be asked.

Talk to any college professors lately? This unnecessary push into math courses as early as possible is leading to a generation of students who can’t perform in a college Calc class.

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As someone who went to TJ in the 90s and knew the very accelerated kids, there still do exist kids who can absolutely perform at a very accelerated level. I wasn't incredibly accelerated - just one of the half (at the time) my class in Algebra II/Trig in 9th and it was fine. The kids ahead of that were fine. The kids in Geometry in 9th were fine. We were all placed where we were capable. It nearly always worked out.

Also there are no very accelerated kids in college calc. If you take Algebra II in 9th (which is accelerated, but not out of the norm), then you take through Calc III in high school.[/quote]

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