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Disagree completely.  Deal math is super weak.  The last thing they need is to further accelerate kids. 
I have 3 kids who completed Deal math.  The oldest two went on to top privates (Sidwell, STA).  The two oldest got through Algebra 2 at Deal with high As in every course.  The private kids (and the majority of their friends) floundered in private school math after Deal (most were placement tested back in Algebra 1 in 9th).  Their math foundation was terrible. 
I'm sure people will come on here and say that their kid learned all sorts of math at Deal but it was not the case with my kids.  We spend a lot of time and money (in tutors) in 9th grade catching them up to a reasonably competent level.  We elected not to accelerate the third kid beyond geometry at Deal and have supplemented outside of Deal throughout.  I am far from a tiger parent but I was shocked at how many gaps my kids had- (entire topics, especially in the algebra 2 course).   [/quote]

Completely disagree with you. It largely depends on the student and which Deal teacher they had. My Deal kid has done well in math and recently got a 5 on the AP stats exam. So as with everything in DCPS, YMMV.[/quote]

My sophomore also got a 5 on Calc BC AP exam after taking Algebra II at Deal as an 8th grader. Sounds like the issue might be your kids and not Deal teaching....[/quote]

why are you being an a$$?  Making fun of high schoolers?  You're so cool. 
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