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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, I love the idea of multiple entry points and catching more kids that can handle Algebra in 8th grade. That is my goal for my advanced math kid - I'm not one to push him into 7th grade algebra. So I will keep an open mind when our school finally gives us details about this pilot program that they started without telling us.

I just hope he doesn't fall behind the advanced math kids at other elementary schools in our pyramid who are not in the pilot program. [/quote]
Is advanced math paced to ready kids for Algebra 1 in 7th grade?[/quote]

Kind of, but it still requires skipping ahead:

4th grade - advanced kids do 4th and 5th grade curriculum
5th grade - advanced kids do 6th grade curriculum and take the 6th grade SOL
6th grade - advanced kids do 7th grade math and take the 7th grade SOL and the Iowa

If a 6th grade advanced math student gets a pass advanced on the 7th grade SOL and 91 percentile on the Iowa, they can take Algebra 1 in 7th grade. But, they would be skipping 8th grade math to get there.

My advanced math student "just" hit the benchmarks to be able to take Algebra 1 in 7th grade, but we decided to keep him in 7th grade honors math (8th grade curriculum) and do Algebra 1 in 8th grade. We weren't sure how he'd do with middle school organization skills and didn't want him to have a grade on his high school transcript from his first semester in middle school. Algebra 1 will be on the high school transcript no matter what age a child takes it. Also, a lot of people say that even if a 7th grader does well in ALgebra 1, taking geometry as an 8th grader can be really difficult. Not sure if we made the right call, because he says math is boring and easy this year but we did our best. [/quote]
E3 may have slower pacing than advanced math then. If FCPS is following E3/Dana Center recommendations, they may not be accelerating the base class in 4rd grade, leaving that to additional differentiation sessions with teachers. Whereas given what you said, advanced math is accelerating the base class in 4th grade. This would jive with what prior PP have said parents with older kids have observed (that content is not as rigorous). Thus, it would depend on how successfully class teachers are able to differentiate as to whether students would receive the same content in E3 as advanced math. Again, however, this assumes FCPS follows the E3 recommendations; we don't know if they are or are not.[/quote]

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