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Re: Something I don't get.
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Sun, 3 Oct 1999 19:44:20 GMT
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On Sun, 3 Oct 1999 01:47:40 GMT, "Ryan Smith" <kyblue2@zoomnet.net> wrote:

> When I was in 6th grade I was the 2nd smartest person in my math class and one
> of my friends got C's while I got A's and B's but when we went to Middle
> School he got Pre-Algerbra and I got general Math. Is there any explanation
> for this? and this year he's got Geometry and I've got Algebra 1.
> I'm just curios.

How are kids placed in different classes?  Do the teachers nominate them?
Is there a test?  Don't be afraid to ask a teacher, guidance counselor,
administrator, school board member, or even your parents about this stuff.
It definitely shouldn't be a secret.

Also: sometimes, if parents get involved, they help direct the school
towards placing their child in one class rather than another.
Unfortunately, sometimes parents are wrong...

Steve



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  Something I don't get.
 
When I was in 6th grade I was the 2nd smartest person in my math class and one of my friends got C's while I got A's and B's but when we went to Middle School he got Pre-Algerbra and I got general Math. Is there any explanation for this? and this (...) (27 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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