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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think part of the problem is that MCPS changes things from year to year. So the fact that your current 6th grader will be taking Algebra in 7th doesn’t mean next year’s 6th graders will have the same option when they are in 7th. The 6+ course is new, so probably no one knows how it will play out. 
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+1.  I think some people here are responding based on what they know has been true for their current MS (or older) kids, while others are sharing what they are being told for next year's 6th graders.  [/quote]

Last year Algebra in 6th was not in the curriculum guide for our school.  It was on our registration form as my child is in it now.[/quote]
My child's at Eastern and Algebra wasn't on our registration form. I dunno, maybe, it was 'invitation only', but we only had one choice - AIM coming from compacted math.[/quote]

Algebra in 6th is absolutely invitation only, for kids who did IM in 5th, or who came into the system from another district, or whose parents explicitly reach out and ask for them to take the entrance test.

That's fine and good, as it has implications down the road for a child's HS experience and because rushing into Algebra isn't a great idea for any but a small handful of kids.

What I'm wondering is whether some schools list Algebra in 6th on the course schedule because they have enough kids to fill at least one classroom. Other schools don't create a 6th grade algebra class - they just put those kids in with 7th graders.  That would actually make sense. [/quote]

What ES offer IM in 5th? I have only heard of compacted math offerings [/quote]

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