I don't think DE credit is a big deal. Retaking a class is either hard because you need to finish learning it, or easy so you can get a good grade, have a smoother ontamp to college, and optimally take an extra class that semester (at no extra cost at most universities) without overloading yourself (which highly talented high schoolers often do when they underestimate college).

Did you try to get college credit for the classes taught at TJ?

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Thanks for the information. You are inviting a follow-up question which is with a lack of DE credit, did it require retaking some of these courses at whichever college/university your child attends/attended? Or was that the plan to begin with, as may be the case when attending an Ivy or MIT? Or did they leave STEM?

Yes they had to retake linear and diffE but they always had to. Colleges are one of the above you listed. They will not accept DE credit when
a) class is not taught by GMU faculty on campus (which is the case with TJ DE), and
b) to get credit approved from another college (e.g. GMU) is itself a long process where they have to match what was taught at GMU with the college's version of linear/diffE.

Maybe in retrospect we should have taken the DE (but it was like $500 or something like that) - it would've been useful if my kids had gone to VA schools.

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Anonymous wrote:My kids took:
6th - Alg 1 (they were bussed to the MS for 1st period and then bussed back to the ES for rest of the day)
7th - Geo (at MS)
8th - Alg 2 (at MS)

The most advanced (my recollection is just a couple of kids) either took Alg 1 starting in 5th grade or took Geo in the summer between 6th/7th. They then took Precalc in 8th grade at the nearest HS - they had to be driven there by parents

What math class will they take in9, 10, 11 and 12th grade?

They then took
9 - precalc
10 - bc calc
11 - linear/multi
12 - diffE/complex analysis

Would you mind sharing the logistics for the 11/12th grade post BC calc courses?
Were those dual-enrollment (DE) courses taught by public/private school personnel, or did your child have to attend a local college/university? If the latter, how did you manage this logistically? Did the school support it? Were any of them remote/virtual? Who were their peers in those classes?

All the classes were offered at HS (TJ). You could get DE credit (iirc multi/linear) at GMU if you paid a fee but we didn’t because of the fee and limited utility of the credit at non VA colleges. There were maybe 20 or more students in the complex class but my kids said it was a tough class because of material and curve. Never a good sign when you go to class and see the school math team there.

Thanks for the information. You are inviting a follow-up question which is with a lack of DE credit, did it require retaking some of these courses at whichever college/university your child attends/attended? Or was that the plan to begin with, as may be the case when attending an Ivy or MIT? Or did they leave STEM?

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Anonymous wrote:My kids took:
6th - Alg 1 (they were bussed to the MS for 1st period and then bussed back to the ES for rest of the day)
7th - Geo (at MS)
8th - Alg 2 (at MS)

The most advanced (my recollection is just a couple of kids) either took Alg 1 starting in 5th grade or took Geo in the summer between 6th/7th. They then took Precalc in 8th grade at the nearest HS - they had to be driven there by parents

What math class will they take in9, 10, 11 and 12th grade?

They then took
9 - precalc
10 - bc calc
11 - linear/multi
12 - diffE/complex analysis

Would you mind sharing the logistics for the 11/12th grade post BC calc courses?
Were those dual-enrollment (DE) courses taught by public/private school personnel, or did your child have to attend a local college/university? If the latter, how did you manage this logistically? Did the school support it? Were any of them remote/virtual? Who were their peers in those classes?

All the classes were offered at HS (TJ). You could get DE credit (iirc multi/linear) at GMU if you paid a fee but we didn’t because of the fee and limited utility of the credit at non VA colleges. There were maybe 20 or more students in the complex class but my kids said it was a tough class because of material and curve. Never a good sign when you go to class and see the school math team there.

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Anonymous wrote:My kids took:
6th - Alg 1 (they were bussed to the MS for 1st period and then bussed back to the ES for rest of the day)
7th - Geo (at MS)
8th - Alg 2 (at MS)

The most advanced (my recollection is just a couple of kids) either took Alg 1 starting in 5th grade or took Geo in the summer between 6th/7th. They then took Precalc in 8th grade at the nearest HS - they had to be driven there by parents

What math class will they take in9, 10, 11 and 12th grade?

They then took
9 - precalc
10 - bc calc
11 - linear/multi
12 - diffE/complex analysis

Would you mind sharing the logistics for the 11/12th grade post BC calc courses?
Were those dual-enrollment (DE) courses taught by public/private school personnel, or did your child have to attend a local college/university? If the latter, how did you manage this logistically? Did the school support it? Were any of them remote/virtual? Who were their peers in those classes?

Our district tests in 6th grade and those above 90th percentile on MAP are invited to take the ACT or SAT to apply. You have to submit those scores and if high enough, the middle school accelerated program, is basically 2-3 grade levels of acceleration taught at twice the normal pace. They take two courses, combined into one years time. Students are bused to a central location for the problem- they are not at their home middle school

7th grade: alg I and II
8th grade: geo and precalc

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Anonymous wrote:My kid: (including HS for those who asked)

6 - Algebra I
Summer - Geometry
7 - Algebra II/Trig
8 - Precalculus
9 - BC
10 - Multi/Linear
11 - Diffy/Complex
12 - AP Stats

So far mine took,

4 - Algebra I
5 - Geometry
6 - Algebra II/Trig
7 - Precalculus
8 - Calc BC

Is this official enrollment or self study? If the former, how did you get the school to agree to algebra placement in 4th grade?

Test scores + badgered the admin until they caved

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Anonymous wrote:My kid: (including HS for those who asked)

6 - Algebra I
Summer - Geometry
7 - Algebra II/Trig
8 - Precalculus
9 - BC
10 - Multi/Linear
11 - Diffy/Complex
12 - AP Stats

So far mine took,

4 - Algebra I
5 - Geometry
6 - Algebra II/Trig
7 - Precalculus
8 - Calc BC

Is this official enrollment or self study? If the former, how did you get the school to agree to algebra placement in 4th grade?

Anonymous wrote:My kid: (including HS for those who asked)

6 - Algebra I
Summer - Geometry
7 - Algebra II/Trig
8 - Precalculus
9 - BC
10 - Multi/Linear
11 - Diffy/Complex
12 - AP Stats

So far mine took,

4 - Algebra I
5 - Geometry
6 - Algebra II/Trig
7 - Precalculus
8 - Calc BC

Anonymous wrote:My kid: (including HS for those who asked)

6 - Algebra I
Summer - Geometry
7 - Algebra II/Trig
8 - Precalculus
9 - BC
10 - Multi/Linear
11 - Diffy/Complex
12 - AP Stats

Why save the easiest class for last? To balance other APs in 12th?

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Anonymous wrote:My kids took:
6th - Alg 1 (they were bussed to the MS for 1st period and then bussed back to the ES for rest of the day)
7th - Geo (at MS)
8th - Alg 2 (at MS)

The most advanced (my recollection is just a couple of kids) either took Alg 1 starting in 5th grade or took Geo in the summer between 6th/7th. They then took Precalc in 8th grade at the nearest HS - they had to be driven there by parents

What math class will they take in9, 10, 11 and 12th grade?

They then took
9 - precalc
10 - bc calc
11 - linear/multi
12 - diffE/complex analysis

Anonymous wrote:My kid: (including HS for those who asked)

6 - Algebra I
Summer - Geometry
7 - Algebra II/Trig
8 - Precalculus
9 - BC
10 - Multi/Linear
11 - Diffy/Complex
12 - AP Stats

Did his teachers recommend algebra 1 for 6th grade, or did you advocate for him? If the latter, how did you do so?

My kid: (including HS for those who asked)

6 - Algebra I
Summer - Geometry
7 - Algebra II/Trig
8 - Precalculus
9 - BC
10 - Multi/Linear
11 - Diffy/Complex
12 - AP Stats

Anonymous wrote:My kids took:
6th - Alg 1 (they were bussed to the MS for 1st period and then bussed back to the ES for rest of the day)
7th - Geo (at MS)
8th - Alg 2 (at MS)

The most advanced (my recollection is just a couple of kids) either took Alg 1 starting in 5th grade or took Geo in the summer between 6th/7th. They then took Precalc in 8th grade at the nearest HS - they had to be driven there by parents

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