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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Former math teacher here. Anyone who tells you that 100% in Math in 7th grade is easy don't listen to them. Its an impressive performance. I taught 7th grade at both top and public middle school before switching career to be an actuary. 100% as a final grade is not common.

Congrats to your daughter. [/quote]

Disagree.  It’s easy and schools often offer kids opportunities to do corrections.  Any kid with math aptitude isn’t going to be in 7th grade math in 7th grade [/quote]

Ridiculous statement.  First, it’s not easy for everyone, second, 7th graders take 7th grade math.  A tiny amount of students whose parents are obsessed with math have been in extra classes, tutors, math camps, math books at home will be ahead by a couple of grades. But most 7th graders are taking 7th grade classes.  [/quote]

It’s not 1990.  Majority of middle schools, especially ones in wealthier areas or solid middle class areas have math options beyond 7th grade math.  There’s 7th grade honors math and Alg I at all of these schools.  Kids are given placement tests and math tracked at least by end of 5th/6th grade at the latest.  Some middle schools have geometry available.  Fewer, but still some, have Alg II and pre calc available.   [/quote]

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