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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bit of advice. Stop talking about MAP scores. You'll sound silly. They are irrelevant in the magnet. Many kids have MAP above 300 and there's no correlation between MAP and the classes they take and how they do or whether they are a star on the math team or would never touch math team with a 10 foot pole.[/quote]

Interesting. I have 3 kids and have followed their map scores for years. If found them to be pretty reflective of their math skills.[/quote]

You have three kids in HS in the magnet? Once you are in the 290-300+ range which DC says basically everyone is either coming into the magnet or after the first year it does not really seem to reflect much of anything. By the end of 1st semester of year 1 of magnet everyone has the base knowledge to do any MAP problems which are really easy compared to magnet problems. But I'm sure it helps to follow the scores when they are younger or in lower math to track progress.
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No, my other kids are younger, and the oldest was just accepted to Blair. I don't have any experience with HS math classes, which is why I am asking questions. But I do have experience with the entirety of MAP-m range.

Since we were told that the median map of the incoming class is in the 270s I could see how the score could be used for placement, given that there is little other information available. From my experience, comparing the exact same child over time, the difference between 270ish and 320ish is significant. DC would not be able to follow the same material at 270 as they could as their score went up. That I can tell you for sure.

I get it that the score doesn't matter "after the first semester". I sure hope so. But that's a lot of math later.[/quote]

Okay, I get where you are coming from so maybe we can explain it in those terms. I'd say the material that Precal and Functions start with starts in the 260-270 map range. For a lot of kids that would be review but the review is really fast and in a lot more depth than before. It's also very proof based. MAp is designed to cover superficial knowledge, not more analytical thinking. Almost any kid being accepted would be qualified in terms of base knowledge to do either path. But not everyone cares to do that much work or has the interest in the subject. Your child having a very high map score may find the first few months easier than their classmate with 270 map scores but the 270 kid will catch up quickly and you may find the 270 kid is actually better at real math than your 320 kid, or not. You can't tell and that was the point of the other post.[/quote]

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