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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do they decide who goes to Functions? How DC is currently in H Geometry but their MAP was 315+[/quote]
If your child is in TPMS the teacher will make the recommendation. Otherwise they will evaluate during factoring camp at the beginning of the summer. Even if your child is not recommended they can ask to be put in Functions or if they are put in Functions they can ask to not be in it.

There is some flexibility the first few weeks. One of DC's friends asked not to be in Functions on the first day even though they were recommended for it and later a high number of other classmates dropped out during the trial period. If you don't hit a certain grade on the assessments by a certain time you are automatically dropped. You don't have a choice at that point.[/quote]

Thank you. They are not in TPMS and we need to travel abroad in mid June. Is summer camp crucial?[/quote]

No, you can just have your child register for whatever class, Functions or Pre-cal, they want. They will send you a Google registration form after you accept going to Blair. Factoring camp just helps them assess for recommendations but they are not rigid about it. Hence, the weeding out process for Functions is something that happens after they are in the class for I think 2 months and not before that. Before you ask lots of brilliant kids drop out of it. No one cares. I think in one thread a poster said every kid is roughly the same smart and I think that's right based on what the program director says. Choosing functions or not choosing functions is more about how they want to spend their time.[/quote]

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