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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my experience, they base math placement completely on test scores (& the cut-offs have changed multiple times over the years). They say they talk to the 5th grade math teacher, but I’m skeptical. 
Just know that APS policy is that you CAN parent place, but they will not tell you this explicitly.  We had to fight to get my kid into algebra in 7th (test scores weren’t quite what they wanted), and it went well. Kid is currently doing well in algebra II in 9th. 
I don’t think extra math classes are necessary, but you could review some things with your child this summer if you’re concerned. [/quote]

+1. My kid did not place, so I placed her with some pushback. She loves math, has loved her teachers, and has excelled, so it was the right choice. For my other kid, I followed the school's lower placement, and it was absolutely the right choice. [b]You know your kid best.[/b][/quote]

You sound like you get it.   The problem of course is that this isn’t the majority of parent placements.  Parents, particularly for the child who is oldest siblings or is an only child, have zero perspective and cannot accept that their child shouldn’t be “with all the other smart kids.”   [/quote]

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