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No, B is not an acceptable grade when you are accelerating a child.  [/quote]

Are you for real? A bright child who gets a B in an accelerated class is ... unacceptable? To whom, exactly? (Besides you, of course.)[/quote]

[b]A MS student taking a HS credit class and getting Bs[/b] and Cs in it is not exhibiting mastery in that class. Considering he will be placed in progressively harder class in HS because he took the accelerated class in MS, he should show that he has mastered the content. Else, why would you accelerate this child?  Let them learn at the regular pace.

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A MS student taking HS credit classes and getting Bs shows me that that student is challenging herself, and not just skating by at grade level unchallenged. Yes, these grades will go on her HS transcript and affect her overall GPA, but she is also on track to further challenge herself by take many honors-level courses which are weighted higher. It seems to me the GPA will naturally shake itself out.[/quote]

Actually, the GPA does not naturally shake itself out. The only way to get a 4.0  (or a 5.0 as the case may be) is to get straight As.  Please, please educate yourself.  For those groups of students who will face a very high level of competition and high standards in college admissions, please read this article -

http://collegeapps.about.com/od/theartofgettingaccepted/f/weighted-gpa.htm

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