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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid got a high advanced pass on 6th SOL and high iready score and it would benefit from this pilot. However we did not receive an email. I sent a email to school and waiting to hear back.

This will be a good choice for the kids who already did algebra enrichment.  However if our school is not participate this pilot, we will miss this chance.

I know some family moved to private because it’s hard to skip the math in FCPS. If people know about this sooner, they would move to the school who participate the pilot program.  [/quote]

Your school might not be involved in the pilot. Someone said it was 25 schools, that is a drop in the bucket for FCPS ESs.

[quote]Getting grounded in Algebra is very important and shouldn’t be rushed. It isn’t just being able to understand the concepts, it’s about taking the time for the brain to fully integrate them and use them going forward. It is foundational. I don’t see how taking Algebra 1 honors in 6th grade would be beneficial.[/quote]

Your kid would have been fine in Algebra in 6th grade, at least the way you describe him. You could also opt him out. DS loves math and has been taking math competition classes since 3rd grade. He scored in the 95th percentile on the AMC 8 as a 6th grader and missed one question as a 7th grader. He was more then ready for Algebra 1H as a 6th grader. His school didn't have a path for him and we were not interested in sending him to the MS to take the class so we did not press. Had there been an option for him to take Algebra 1H at his base school in 6th grade, we would have accepted that for him.

No one is saying that this class is for everyone, probably 1-2% of the kids at any ES are in a position to take the class in 6th grade and some of those parents will opt out. DS was bored in ES math, he did everything that was asked/required because that is what we expected and he is a rule follower. We reminded him that it was good practice of foundational skills which would help as he progressed in math. Algebra 1H in 7th grade as academically easy for him, the pace was faster but that was about it. He never had homework, he completed everything at school. We expect the same for Geometry, although he is less likely to enjoy the class because he is not a huge geometry fan.

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