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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]WPES parents sign a non-disclosure about the special programs their kids get. [/quote]
That’s funny.  But seriously,  what good does it do a kid long-term to take Alg in 5th grade?  Do W schools have past MVC?  My kid took in 7th and started UMD having finished all the math classes required for a CS degree. How much more advanced would you want to be?
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In my experience as a magnet parent. One of the WPES offers AIM in 5th to many advanced students. I suspect there's a large cohort of advanced students there relative to other schools, so it's not all that shocking that there's some pressure to do this. Similarly, another WPES MS offers Algebra to any 6th-grade student who can score over 250 on the 5th-grade map. Some rare kids advance even more, but it's also a function of parental pressure. Even at TPMS they won't advance students without considerable parental pressure.[/quote]

Yes, if you want acceleration options it's hard to beat the WPES since they're the only place that makes these available to most students. Sure, if you bug admin somewhere else a lot you may be able to get something but it won't be the same.[/quote]

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