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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is algebra placement in 7th grade guaranteed if you decide to expunge the grade?  If a kid gets an  A- or Bs can we expunge?  Are you allowed to expunge an A- and retake or is it discretionary?[/quote]

Expunging an A- is insane. It Sends a terrible message to your kid, especially if they pass advanced the SOL, and you make them retake it. [/quote]

I don’t think a parent who puts their kid in Algebra in 6th grade cares what message it sends.  Anything less than A is not acceptable for a lot of parents, sadly.  [/quote]

I think this forum is obsessed with the outlier that it is.

My child does no extra enrichment. They were selected for the pilot. When we discussed it, they said, "I don't know if I want to, but I think I should," so we accepted it. If they had not been selected or were not interested, we would not have enrolled him. If this were not an option, they would not have taken Geometry in the summer. If they get an A-, we will be ecstatic.

Not everyone is pushing their kids beyond their limits. But if an option is presented that does not present a burden, we will consider it and likely accept it.[/quote]

That is a perfectly sensible approach and I think that there are more parents like you then this forum thinks. I know kids who got Bs and A- in A1H in 7th grade and their parents were perfectly happy with it. The kids moved onto geometry in 8th grade. Most kids in AAP are not working with tutors or going to enrichment. I know of 2 kids from my son's advanced math group that did any enrichment, and he was one of the 2 kids. The other 40 or so kids, we were at a smaller ES, didn't do any math enrichment outside of school. About half the kids who qualified for A1H in 7th grade choose to take M7H because the kid didn't want to take Algebra. 
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