One issue is that once he gets to Algebra and beyond, whatever he scores will more than likely be shown on his transcript. He has always made very high 90s on his EPGY finals so I think he should be fine, but there is a risk he could do poorly. He can sometimes make very careless errors, but that has gotten better in the last year.
I wouldn't let worries about poor performance hold him back. He's done well in math so far, so there's no reason to suspect he won't continue to do well.
FWIW, our school district treats high school courses taken in middle school the way bluemagic's does - they won't show up on the high school transcript no matter what level they are. It sounds like you've already checked into it and that's not the case where you're at - but in the event you haven't checked for sure - check! The grades might be a completely needless worry
I think this is a good alternative to having him sit in classes and repeat material at a slow pace but would love to see if anyone else has similar experience, disagrees or agrees.
Totally agreed here - having to repeat work he's already done and sitting in classes where he's already learned the material has been my ds' number one complaint in school (when it's happened). I'll caution that he's had one other complaint about being accelerated in math - something to consider, but I wouldn't *not* do it because of it. At ds' school, being accelerated in math means you are in whatever level class you're ready for, but you're taking that class along with students who are taking it at the typical grade level, so for instance, if you're taking Algebra 1 in 7th grade, here you would be in a class with 9th graders. Which can mean that the material is covered at a slower pace than a subject-accelerated student needs... and that was somewhat frustrating for my ds. He's been in an accelerated math class with same-grade but all-accelerated peers this past year, and it's been wonderful - they've actually already finished the standard curriculum for the year.
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