His school is doing something different, which I approve of. They are splitting Algebra I into two parts to be taught over two years instead of one. The brighter students are either going to take a pre-Algebra course in sixth grade or else just jump into the first half of Algebra I.
A neighbor's child, who is gifted and a real whiz at math, jumped straight into Algebra I in sixth grade this year and she has struggled with it. So I think the school is trying to find a way to challenge the brighter kids without getting them in over their head.
I do find it very odd that there is no percentile ranking charts floating around on the Web. There is a space for percentile rank on my son's report, but it is blank. Oh, well.
We are moving and won't be a part of this new program. So we're trying to do everything we can to get the right placements for our kids in their new schools.
