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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My oldest son took Hon Algebra 1 in 6th. Breezed through it .In 9th he barely made a C in Hon Precalculus. The issue with these accelerations in middle schools is with all the test retakes, it’s impossible to assess if your child is doing well or not. Once they get to high school is where the gaps emerge. We slowed down my current middle
schooler and he will take Algebra 1 in 8th which is appropriate for him. [/quote]

The sign would be the retakes.

It took us a little while to realize that you can't rely on report card grades to determine how your student is doing in a class.

One of our kids would regularly bring back As and you'd think didn't have an issue.  It was when realizing that they didn't have a grasp of concepts was when we looked more closely and found out that they were constantly resubmitting assignments and quizzes.

Also based on our own kids, I'd say the MCAP tests accurately reflects their knowledge and understanding of the concepts.  I see too many posts on here where people say they are okay that their kids don't do well on the MCAP because the majority of the school system is not proficient, their kids had an off day, it's a hard test not aligned to the curriculum, etc.

If your kid is constantly resubmitting assignments or is not scoring proficient on the MCAP tests, that is a sign that there is an issue.

These middle schools that have a large number of Algebra I test takers but low proficiency rates shows that there is question on student placement in the courses and how it is taught.  For example Argyle with less then 5 percent, Tilden 38.8, White Oak 5.4, Parkland 26.3, etc.

But don't punish the kids that are able to do well such as the kids Pyle, Julius West, Cabin John, etc. by holding them back and risk them getting bored and uninterested in class.[/quote]

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