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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've had a kid do each, it makes no difference in the long run or outcome whatsoever. Where it may make a difference for you is the cohort your child will be in classes with in your high school. It is worth it to aim for the top tier classes, but wither of your two options will be top tier enough. Where the schedule fits for math will dictate the schedule for other high school classes, so you get a lot of the same high achievers.[/quote]

Not in our experience. Our older DD is in the “top” math cohort and by Alg2T, so many kids have dropped down a level the cohort is really small. Being able to eke out Alg1 in 7th is not a predictor of success later on. [/quote]
But isn't this "small cohort" the one you want your child to be in?[/quote]

Not really. At our school its mostly ethnic boys. Its not going to benefit her in anyway vs. just taking Algebra 1 in 8th. That's what we decided to have our second child too, even though she is just as good at math. [/quote]

NP. My 8th grader is in precalc.  She is one of three girls in a class of 28. She’s fine with it, but what the PP saying is unfortunately true.  [b]Sadly, girls are still not encouraged to excel in math in the early years like boys are.[/b]  They are very much pushed in reading and writing though.  Those highly accelerated classes at our school are predominantly female. [/quote]
This sounds like a cliche.  Who or what is encouraging boys but not girls? Today's public schools to me seem pretty gender neutral, if for no other reason than to not get into deep waters politically. No teacher would openly treat boys and girls differently in my experience.

On the other hand, our DC is the only white female in her math class - many of her friends either hate math or do it at a much slower pace.  This started, however, in the early ES years and, in multiple cases, *despite* those girls being encouraged by parents and teachers. They actively withdrew.

At the end of the day, though, I agree with the snowflake comment. If your child's sense of well-being depends on looking at others' race or gender you lack self-esteem and intellectual independence and we should all aim for our children to develop both.
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