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Placement Problem

by Kimel

Aug 20, 2010

I have a question about how teachers determine recomendations for advanced placement.

My daughter is entering 7th grade and has always done well in math. She was tested in 5th grade (Aptitude test requested by her teacher) and found to be gifted in math. We received a letter stating she is considered gifted. In 6th grade, she was in the advanced math class and earned all A's. She also scored in the advanced level on the state acheivement test. This year when I received her schedule, I noticed she wasn't in the advanced class. When I asked the secretary about it, thinking there was a mistake, she checked the list of the teacher's recommendations and said she was not recommended. How can this be? She has never struggled with her work, plus earned all A's in math on her report card. For as long as she could communicate she has played and talked about math and science. She can do 8th grade level equations and has excellent spatial reasoning skills, plus she calculates large digits...See More

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Kimel I want to ad to the above that I'm NOT one of those parents who think their kid is just it and really throws around the gifted title. We don't talk about it normally. I'm just confused with knowing her abilities how this could happen. I have a background in math and worked with a number of kids over the years, so I feel I have a realistic handle on...See MoreI want to ad to the above that I'm NOT one of those parents who think their kid is just it and really throws around the gifted title. We don't talk about it normally. I'm just confused with knowing her abilities how this could happen. I have a background in math and worked with a number of kids over the years, so I feel I have a realistic handle on her ability. I'm afraid this may be political or there's something I'm not aware of that is going on and really don't know what to expect from her teacher. I think she'd be bored in the regular math class and be behind when she starts college. I don't want this to negatively affect her. Thanks for reading my posts, and I greatly appreciate any insight or advice about how to handle this.

On 8/20/10, Kimel wrote: > I have a question about how teachers determine > recomendations for advanced placement. > > My daughter is entering 7th grade and has always done well > in math. She was tested in 5th grade (Aptitude test > requested by her teacher) and found to be gifted in math. > We received a letter stating she is considered gifted. In > 6th grade, she was in the advanced math class and earned > all A's. She also scored in the advanced level on the state > acheivement test. This year when I received her schedule, I > noticed she wasn't in the advanced class. When I asked the > secretary about it, thinking there was a mistake, she > checked the list of the teacher's recommendations and said > she was not recommended. How can this be? She has never > struggled with her work, plus earned all A's in math on her > report card. For as long as she could communicate she has > played and talked about math and science. She can do 8th > grade level equations and has excellent spatial reasoning > skills, plus she calculates large digits mentally with > great speed and accuracy, it blows family and friends away. > She wants to go to college in a math/science related > field. The secretary told me to call this week and talk to > her 6th grade teacher to see why, she even checked his > grades and couldn't understand it. I'm concerned and know > this will affect her. I would greatly appreciate advice on > how to approach and phrase this to her teacher so not to > invoke a power struggle. What can I do if he doesn't > reconsider his recommendation? Thank you for your help!

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LBP We had a very similar problem last year. In our case my daughter was transferring in from a small rural school the the district was not used to working with.

We made an appointment with the Junior High counselor. We brought with us her paperwork where she had been tested. The counselor sent us to talk to the two different math teachers. T...See More

Aug 20, 2010

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