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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know of 4 kids that are taking math 5/6 in 4th grade at a HGC, so those children are on track for Algebra in 6th grade.  It is possible, but maybe not right for your child.[/quote]

[b]It is not possible.  ALL kids will take IM in 6th grade. [/b] My child goes to middle school for math in 5th grade now, get straight A's  and I was still told they have to take IM.  Parents with kids taking it this year says it is ridiculously easy.  I agree not all kids should move fast and they do teach terribly across the board, but for kids that excel and do camps and home classes and truly are ready should not be denied.  They are indeed being denied.  [/quote]

Unless you're in the central office making the decision, I don't see how you can possibly know what every single sixth-grader in Montgomery County public schools will do for math.[/quote]

I have talked to multiple parents at multiple schools and it is not offered.  It is mentioned at preview nights that IM is the highest they can start.  There are kids in Magnet that must take IM, that could probably pass Algebra Honors with their eyes closed.  Unless I hear that a 6th grader in another school is offered Algebra 1 from 2014 onwards, I don't believe it.  [/quote]

There is one 6th grader that I know of in my DC's Algebra 1 class. my DC says this child is very smart (they did a math competition together).

I would like to remind parents who are lamenting the the lack of acceleration that students in MD are required to take math all 4 years of high school, so compacted math students will be required to take 2 AP math courses in high school and the regular, algebra 1 in 8th grade students will have to take 1 AP math class. And as a pp mentioned earlier, if your kid is super into math they can always take math classes in the summer to move ahead.[/quote]

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