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[quote=Anonymous]Haven't heard or seen any Map-M scores for 5th grader in the past two years (at HGC in compacted math). Did get into TPMS and also scores super high on outside tests.

Have an older sib who was super-accelerated and is doing well at TPMS currently. Will say that older sib was skipped two years in elementary. While he can do algebra and extremely complex math with little effort, he is, even now, terrible at percents. This was one of the key elements taught in the years he skipped.

Yes, it's important to make sure that your child is challenged. But you should make sure that the challenge doesn't come at the detriment of missing key material.

Younger brother has found math to be too easy -- even in compacted. But I've chosen to let it be, as my experience with older one tells me that I'd rather he continue to have a strong foundation.

Just saying that Map-M score isn't everything. You don't know exactly what concepts your child has been tested on. He regularly beats his brother at mental math speed, which I attribute largely to the slow-down of math instruction.[/quote]

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