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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parent here, so a different perspective... In my experience, kids who were in AAP or otherwise advanced in math in ES typically take Honors Algebra in 7th, not Math 7 Honors.  Our MS has already moved to an Honors for all strategy so all 7th graders not enrolled in Algebra or a remedial course take Math 7 Honors. Based on what you've stated about your child, I assume they would be fine.[/quote]

AAP teacher here.

The above is absolutely incorrect. Approximately 20%-50% of my students, depending on the year, take Algebra HN in 7th grade. The others take Math 7 HN.[/quote]

Different AAP teacher here. Agree. It also varies year to year. Some years more test in than others. Honestly, if the IAAT wasn’t 10 mins per section, you would see more students qualifying. I hate the Iowa because kids think they are dumb if they can’t work as fast, which is completely false. [/quote]

That's a very feel-good statement but processing speed has always been considered a major component of intelligence. It is a big contributor to IQ scores. In addition, even in practice (like in a work environment), people who very quickly solve a problem or pick up new information and are able to quickly form a judgment about it are considered by others to be more intelligent. Therefore, if a student cannot solve math problems quickly, they are in fact less intelligent.[/quote]

This is ridiculous. Speed does not make you more intelligent. I didn’t have to work hard at math but double checked my work and was always good at math. This is why kids think they are bad at math. [/quote]

I believe the idea is that fluency in calculation and concepts is important in order to be able to succeed in High School math.  I could be wrong on that.[/quote]
IAAT is a lot more than just arithmetic. It's also got questions that involve reading a question and reading data from graphs. Students who skim questions and are trained in grinding out lots of easy questions quickly will do better than students who solve tricky problems and are trained to carefully read the questions and double check their work.[/quote]

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