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There is a difference between sufficient knowledge and general intelligence. Your child has the latter but not the former. In his case, I recommend he prep over the summer and take the placement test again. It’s a question of not letting doors close in high school, OP. [b]My son will be[/b] [b]taking Honors Algebra 2 in 9th, after taking Algebra 1 and Geometry, and he’s not particularly gifted in math. [/b]

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This means that your son took Algebra I in 7th, which actually IS advanced.  Technically, the schools consider Algebra I in 8th to be advanced, and Algebra I in 9th to be average.  TBH though, for most of the "better students" who are aiming for schools along the level of JMU or above, Algebra I in 8th is the norm.  I take exception with the people who claim that Algebra I in 7th is par for the course.  Not really.  My 8th grade daughter is taking geometry.  There are only 27 kids taking it, in a school with over 400 8th graders. [/quote]

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