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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is a fact that parents and students need to consider wisely.  [b]Students are required to complete four years of math.[/b]  Taking Alg 1 in 6th leads to Calculus in 10 and two more years of required math.  Just because a kid is advanced, does not mean they are going to be wanting to take such advanced math later in HS.  Additionally, not all HS have a big enough cohort to offer many classes beyond Calculus which could put them at having to take courses through MC.

Also, there will be some missed content when you jump straight into Alg1 and it will be up to the student to bridge these gaps/seek out additional help.

This is not to say a student shouldn’t take Alg1 in 6th, but to show that MCPS isn’t readily recommending it to folks because they a) know there is no need to accelerate so quickly except in rare circumstances, and 2) that what starts out looking great in 6th many times does not seem that way come 10th/11th/12th grade.[/quote]

If they take high school credits in MS they still have to take 4 more years in high school? DDs aim is to go to Blair or Poolesville and without the Algebra 1 in 6th is it even possible?[/quote]
Of course this is possible.   If fact, the majority of kids coming into Poolesville took Alg 1 in 7th.   They end up in the same class as the kids that already took Algebra 2.   Let me said it again, everyone ends up in the same class.  [/quote]

Thank you. It's good to know that. What class do they end up in in Poolesville?[/quote]

Tested into Functions, took Calc BC in 10th, then Linear Algebra / AP Stats in 11th and  Discrete Math/MVC in 12th.

Came from Clemente magnet.   This was a few years ago but they did not have an Alg 2 class then and no clear math to Alg 1 in 6th grade.   There were definitely some kids doing it but seemed to be kids squeaky wheels versus test scores.   And like I said, those kids got bused to HS for year for math and then all the kids end up in same class at Poolesville.   I'd say not worth it. [/quote]

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