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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MY DC did compacted and is now in AIM in grade 6.  Earning solid Bs that sometimes just fall short of A.  Neither interested nor curious.  It looks like they are cued up for algebra next year in grade 7, then.

My question for those with older DCs: Is algebra actually easier than all of this not-algebra material?

My reason: I've been contemplating pulling DC off this accelerated math train and dropping them down as a 7th grader into something else easier (?).  But I actually worry that the something else would be _harder_ than algebra.  If algebra is still taught as the plug-and-chug exercise that it was when I was a kid, DC could handle that way better than whatever they're doing at this moment.  But if the approach to algebra is more like the math right now, then I'm really not sure what would be appropriate.

Thoughts?[/quote]

Bs shouldn't be considered terrible.  AIM is the fastest paced thing before HS.  Reviewing HW before quizzes/tests might help if that hasn't been done.

Lack of interest is another thing.  Algebra would be at an easier pace, but would be a HS credit course and would come with the state exam at the end.  That might better wait until 8th (still a year ahead of the national base curricular expectation).  The PP's suggestion of 7+ next year may be good.  Or just Math 8, though that might be too slow, especially given the repetition of content.

If considering moving from AIM to something else during this year, do that quickly, and think about 6+ now and then 7+ next.  The repetition might be offset a bit by the pace, and the cohort might be more compatible.[/quote]

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