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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - reviving this thread to share that DD did pass the SOL with a decent score so I still don’t have a clear answer on a path forward.

I am talking with her math teacher this week to get her recommendations but if anyone has the more ideas in the meantime, I’m still all ears.[/quote]

She passed the SOL and she has a B/B+ in the class. The way you phrased it makes it sound like she passed but not pass advanced.

What about doing RSM during the school year? That will help reinforce the material she is learning at school and give her some homework, further reinforcing the material. I know kids who are in the middle track at RSM for exactly that reason.

Honestly, it sounds like your child is capable but that this is not easy for her. It doesn't sound like she loves math and really wants to go full in on math. I would see about her getting back on the regular track and take Algebra in 8th grade. The acceleration sounds like it could be a god fit but this isn't something that she is passionate about. We had friends whose kids qualified for Algebra in 7th grade and choose not to place the kid there because the kid had no interest in the class. They looked down the line and knew that math senior year would be problematic because the kid was not a "Math is awesome" kid.

What does your daughter think? I would think you should talk to her before talking to the teacher. Does she want to continue on the accelerated path? Does she think it is too much? Will she be self-conscious if she pulls off the track? [/quote]
For my kid, they are plenty busy with assigned math homework from school.  There's no way they'd also want to do RSM, which would be covering different topics at different times.  If anything, I'd consider a 1:1 tutor who tracks the content being taught in class.

A totally separate, harder math class that's simultaneous with the school class would stress out any student who isn't finding the school math to be easy.[/quote]

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