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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have older kids. It happened to several of their friends. I have a current 6th grader. She is not in AIM because we didn’t push for that. Other parents did. [/quote]

AIM has only existed for two years,  so for your older kids friends it was likely "regular" IM, still an advanced class, but not the class the OP has asked about. [/quote]

Well, PP, you are half right. These were very bright kids from W feeder MS. Very much like the kids in AIM this year. Some of them took Algebra in 6th grade instead. Very few kids are really ready for that kind of acceleration, some were not ready for IM.  If not, it will catch up with them.

My current 6th grader had high stats but was not in the elusive 99th percentile - I thought that’s what OP asked about. Not interested in AIM because that’s not the track we want her on for math. She’s gifted, but not that math kid. DS was and is that kid.

Some kids are ready for that and have the natural math abilities and love for the subject, like our DS. He’s just made that way / no extra prep work.  I’m sure your kid is like that too PP, but my point is that not every kid is.  You may not like to hear that, but it’s true. Maybe AIM will work out better than Algebra in 6th grade.  I don’t know.

Best of luck to your 99th percentile kid, PP.[/quote]

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