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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is your child coming from private? Is that why you say he's "done" with pre-algebra or are you supplementing outside of school?

If you are coming from private you could consider not doing AIM but I wouldn't recommend it because it's such a foundational class.

Also, only a few schools will even entertain your question. Most will tell you it's a requirement.
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All topics covered in AIM are already done in 5th grade. Principal did not convince us that it is not a repeat of what DC already knows or what will DC learn new in addition to what is already done. But refuses to assign Algebra 1. 
This is getting to a point that highly abled students are going to be left behind.[/quote]

It is DEFINITELY not a repeat of fifth grade.[/quote]

+1. Compacted 5th grade is Math 5/6. AIM is Math 7/8. [/quote]

Let us say your kid consistently score high in Maths and for instance, scored 280 in Spring 2022 MAP M. That score is 99th percentile in 10th grade, above 99th percentile in 9th, 8th and 7th and 6th grade.
What arguments will you provide that will convince me that the kid will not handle 8th grade math efficeintly?

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Schools also look at maturity, executive functioning. If your child needs help accessing things on the portal themselves, needs extra help getting forming a group with kids who are a few years older, is timid about self-advocating may not be a good idea. The fact that you are on here talking about your child instead of your child asking for this is a red flag.

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Who else is going to advocate for PP's child? I am sure not you. That is why the parents does and it is a green flag not red. [/quote]

If your child was that advanced and mature the school would have noticed. Given the age of your child your child should be able to self advocate.
Why is this so difficult to understand?[/quote]

What is not very difficult to understand is that you have no clue what you are talking about.

It is almost impossible to get acceleration in MCPS even for truly gifted children, even with parental advocacy. Here is a link to the case of a truly gifted child that became public.

[url]https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/update-no-back-to-school-for-gifted-10-year-old[/url]

[url]https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/how-a-top-school-district-tried-to-block-a-very-gifted-child/2016/07/31/32dfc37a-5513-11e6-bbf5-957ad17b4385_story.html[/url]

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I don't understand your point. She was later accelerated and she graduated from Blair at age 15. For a child reading Kipling in K no amount of acceleration at school was going to fix that. The parents made a good decision to home school then.

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