Students often apply to HEROES Academy in 6th grade when they realize that other students in their class are in or being placed into an Accelerated Math class, and they don’t understand why or how they’re not in this same class. They earn A’s in math class, and math comes easily to them. They may …
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Gifted and Talented & Accelerated Math in Monroe Twp, NJ Many parents aren’t aware of gifted and talented and accelerated math programs in school until after their child has already been evaluated. If you have a child in Monroe Twp Public Schools, your child may be eligible for gifted and talented and/or accelerated math. Monroe …
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At a glance, it seems like a school should be able to take all of the brightest kids, stick them in a class together, and simply move through the math curriculum at a faster pace. But, that doesn’t really work. To truly support the needs of our gifted and talented students within mathematics, we need …
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Straight A’s — strong standardized test scores — raving teacher recommendations. Whether this is a dream or a reality, most would agree that good grades, standardized test scores, and teacher evaluations indicate that a student has successfully learned the required curriculum. As a nation, we judge the success of the school, student, and teacher by considering …
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Few parents of elementary school students are thinking about high school advanced placement options. Unfortunately, class placement as early as 4th or 5th grade may have a profound impact on a child’s ability to eventually take advanced placement classes in high school.
This is the first of a series of articles to explain accelerated math options to parents. This installment will explain the math options available in most NJ public schools and how elementary school math placement determines a child’s high school options.
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