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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My youngest just finished 8th grade so I'm not very tuned into possible changes.  But, it wasn't any different for him than it was his older brother who was four years ahead.  The question I would ask is what happens after Math 6 for those that don't take the accelerated class in the 6th grade.  For both of my kids, you were either recommended for Math 7 or Math 8 (pre-Algebra) in the 7th grade followed by Intensified Algebra if you were ready in the 8th grade.
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This is what is different.  There is no pre-algebra anymore for kids that did Math 7 in 6th grade---they are now being pushed into Intensified Algebra in 7th, followed by Intensified Geometry in 8th.  When we started, the math path was Math 7 for 6th, Intro To Algebra in 7th and then Intensified Algebra in 8th.  This was for a GT Math kid.

We got a letter in the Spring saying that now they were having those same kids do HS level Intensified Algebra in 7th when it used to be planned for 8th.

My kid had such a shitty Math 7 teacher last year that even though he had high test scores and was recommended for Intensified Alg. I---I am probably going to have him drop down into the pre 7/8th Algebra in 7th so he can get the strong foundation the teacher did not provide last year.  Hopefully, we will get a better teacher. This year I will do what I should have done last year---demand to be moved to a different class.[/quote]

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