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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is such a poor, haphazard decision by Gatehouse. We are opting out but now my child is thinking if they should be doing it because some of their friends are doing the class. My school also did a Math 7 assessment this week to see if the kids who had qualified based off of SOL scores and iReady have an understanding of the content taught in Math 7. My child’s scored above the (75%) benchmark they were looking for. My child is now confused and I’m so annoyed at Gatehouse for putting the kids in this dilemma for no reason. There is absolutely no advantage of doing algebra 1 in 6th grade even if you want to major and do a Ph.D in math later on. Let the kids enjoy their last year of elementary school without worrying about midterms and finals! [/quote]

FCPS elementary school is already a year longer than most elementary schools.[/quote]

If you mean 6th grade should be part of middle school, that still doesn’t make it ok to be pushing 11 yr olds towards a high school level course when they should be focusing on building a strong foundation for later courses in math. I asked the school admin if there was an advantage to taking this in 6th grade and said there is no advantage at all and all students in AAP will end up on the same math path in high school. [/quote]

That's not quite true. They *could* end up on the same path, but they could also go beyond. Whether that's an advantage? Depends on what you're measuring. An advantage for college admissions? Probably not. An advantage for not being bored and losing interest in math in 6th grade? Probably. If you don't think your child would be bored this year (or don't think being bored is going to cause any lasting issues), then there is probably no value.[/quote]

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