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.
polarbear
This is not true in my school district. In fact HONORS Algebra I is only taught in the junior high. The assumption is if you are ready for the advanced math, you will be taking algebra I in 7th or 8th grade. About 15% of the students (two classes) in my son's 8th grade class were taking Honors Geometry in 8th grade.
This seems like another question to ask the school.
