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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We did nothing. And my child doesn’t even particularly like math. I honestly think the standard path is so easy that many kids just need extra work to keep them engaged. It could be more depth (which they don’t get) or acceleration.[/quote]

There are plenty of kids that struggle with the standard path and even more that are on grade level. We knew kids who were pushed into the Advanced Math group, to round out the class, who did fine but needed support. They are doing fine in Algebra 1 H in 7th grade but need support. I know a few who will earn a B, which is not problematic for the kid and their parents are ok with it. I also know a bunch of kids who were doing well in Advanced Math and choose Math 7H because they did not love math and they didn't want to accelerate any further.

The percentage of kids who find the standard path easy and accelerate naturally is smaller then you think. I would guess about 1/3 of the kids who find the math at school easy in ES will end up in enrichment classes because 1) they enjoy math 2) their parents want them to actually learn something. And there are a good number who simply continue to do well without any enrichment because they are good at math but they don't love math. [/quote]

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