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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The way it should be

1.  All the kids in AAP are already smart

2.  The majority of kids should be taking Math 7 honors and then Algebra in 8th which still sets you up for Calc BC senior year with no doubling up in math which is plenty of math and will get you into top schools  (really only one year of Calculus is necessary)

3.  Algebra 1 in 7th should be reserved for those truly gifted in Math and with a serious interest in STEM/TJ only

The reality is there are too many pushy helicopter parents pushing kids into Algebra 1 in 7th for no good reason.[/quote]

Agree. My daughter may be taking Algebra in 7th (if she passes test), and I will let her because she wants to, she enjoys it, and she is good at it. She will not likely go into a stem field, she’s a bookworm, but who knows. She’s so young, too early to know for sure.  [/quote]

Our son just made the cut-off for the IAAT and just made the cut-off for pass advanced on SOLs and wasn't interested in STEM so we opted to have him go into Math 7H despite qualifying for algebra. He coasted in 7H with an A and never studying and then got a low B in Algebra (which turned out to be his lowest HS grade).  In retrospect I think we should have put him into Algebra in 7th and then let him retake it in 8th if he bombed.  He learned some bad habits when the math was too easy at the start of middle school.[/quote]

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