^right, I don’t know the answer to that (and I’m relieved that I worked hard to make sure my kids were appropriately squared away for math in middle school). The high school is very strict about math placement and it just seems to me that there is an element of math placement, middle school coursework, that is beyond the control of some kids. It just feels like there is an inherent conflict between “we won’t let you” and “you didn’t take the most demanding schedule.”