Update : We are really pleased with the outcome of our meeting :-).
I met with the school last week. The academic placement person was giving us the usual talk about how DS will be in the advanced class and how the school makes sure that they are challenged. His tone changed when he looked at the Explore scores and he was completely convinced when he couldn't find DS's MAP scores on a sheet he had that listed the average MAP scores all the way up to 10th Grade. I know DS scoring above an average 10th grader is not a big deal but I am so glad that it was all that took to convince him.
He was open to all suggestions. He said DS working on any other Math program when in class was acceptable. The school would support it. He also said we could consider a full grade skip if we really wanted to since his reading scores are pretty good too. We said we didn't want to do that then but we are thinking about it.
DS is currently in 4th , the school will be offering Algebra in 6th. They cannot offer a grade skip just in math(to attend math with 6th graders) due to scheduling issues and I am not sure if he can cope up with all subjects being compacted if we opt for a grade skip. But then again he scores A for all subjects this year with minimal effort. (Does not study at home for any tests or reviews). He only works on projects at home and homework which is usually busy work. I am seriously thinking of getting IAS manual to see if it recommends one way or the other.
Last edited by rachsr; 05/15/13 09:18 AM.
