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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is in a similar scenario.  He is VERY strong in math.  However, he just finished Algebra 1 honors in 8th grade with an A and [b]Chantilly HS was VERY vocal about kids NOT taking Geo.etry honors over the summer.[/b]  They were very serious about it so we choose to just take it in Freshman year.  Personally, if he gets straight As and takes Calcus senior year that should be good enough for VTU, , Cornell, or some of the other Tier 2 engineering schools.[/quote]

It's interesting that they are actively discouraging kids from taking Geo Hons in the summer, when nearby schools are offering it.  I wonder if it is because the summer Geom. Hons class that kids from your area would be taking is the "on line" version.  The version that is offered in my pyramid is in class/live (i.e you have to attend for 6 hrs per day.).[/quote]

Was that blanket advice, rising by 9th versus rising 10th, or that they don’t have faith in the class their school/system is offering over the summer?  Even without the summer class it sounds like your 8th grader will hit Calculus by 12th and would meet any math pre-requisites for honors science classes.[/quote]

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