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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is in a similar situation taking Algebra in 4th. He got this advanced because I was teaching him during the COVID times and we had a lot of time on our hands. He is also fairly quick to catch on things. The class he is taking is online through the local community college. I would not recommend an online class at that age unless there someone to tutor him one on one. We tried on line classes, regular classes through the school, enrichment like AOPS etc. and one on one instruction is by far the most effective since you can go back and forth with the student to figure out what he understood. Of course this takes more time and/or money compared to the others.

Another point, look carefully at the contents of the class, some skip material are are not well aligned with the common core. Then, when he house back to an in person class he might not have been taught the foundation for it.

Make sure he is placed appropriately through multiple measures. There are diagnostics test that are free like Khan Academy, or some that you can purchase like IXL or MAP. Don’t rely only on the school because this situation is something they don’t run into every year.

I would also advise taking your time, if it will be two years to go through Algebra 1, that’s perfectly fine, use the diagnostics to find areas that were not understood properly and have him work on them. In the end the goal is learning, not that he takes Algebra 1 as early as possible.[/quote]

Since NVCC doesn’t allow it, what community college is your son at? Is the tutoring in person? By a parent or outsider? Just seeking to have this information shared for others. Of course, if the course requires a lot of 1:1 tutoring - esp where you’re figuring out what he understood - one could argue your son wasn’t truly ready for this class as a 4th grader. Clearly, he’s bright but he’s also not on his own. He’s got a lot of support. [/quote]

Not every community college is as awful as NVCC. There are community colleges that actually care their students. Not having a solid Algebra 1 foundation is offered as a class, because they found it to be one of the many roadblocks to students getting back to school and continuing their education. To support them even further, the class is on line, self paced, broken into smaller modules so it’s fine if you don’t get to finish the class in one semester. Also the math department offers free unlimited 1:1 tutoring is part of the class offering. Anybody can join they don’t turn students away. The class enrollment is full at 100 students. Meanwhile I’m willing to bet that there are plenty of classes at NVCC with less than 5 students enrolled that are essentially a huge waste of taxpayer money.[/quote]

You had me until this. What legit college allows a class to end when the student finishes versus on a set date? Self paced classes? Sure. Ones that can carry over after a semester ends? No. If this is how it is for this child, who is in Algebra in 4th grade with 1:1 tutoring with an adult and no deadline, it’s probably enriching but not a real class. will your local Hs accept this credit or is your child home schooled?[/quote]

I’m very sorry the offering of some community colleges is not to your liking. The Algebra 1 class is divided into 4 modules, and the student can take any number in a semester, not all 4. They also have the same format for Algebra 2. Not sure why that’s such a no-no for you. In this case he will just take the entire class over one year, or two semesters, which is standard for regular students. My son was tested at the beginning of the school year and scored in the 90 percentile for 8th graders, which is when ‘good’ students typically take Algebra 1. There were some scheduling issues and the school could only place him in 6th grade math, but suggested that we look at other alternatives outside of regular ours of instruction. Both the principal and school counselor signed the dual enrollment form, so I’m guessing he will get the credit.

You seem to be intent on throwing some shade by arguing it’s not a real class, too much support etc. It’s very much possible, and in that case he’ll just spend more time until he gets a solid understanding of Algebra 1. So far he’s doing fine, the grades along the future MAP scores will tell if he’s doing appropriate progress. I’ll let you know how he did.[/quote]

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