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DON'T make her retake it. DO talk to her about her struggles with it. I myself was in advanced classes in all my classes. I was even in an afterschool advanced Math program where elementary school kids learned Algebra. I HATE math. ALWAYS have. I know how to manage the problems, I know the methods and how to work the problems but I think through things slowly. I manage to figure out puzzles and very difficult logical problems quite well because I think very slowly and methodically. In math classes they place a lot of emphasis on speed. Many times the grades given in math are based on speed tests and other tests where there is a limited amount of time. I would do ok in regular assignments but would flunk nearly all of the tests. This pulled my overall grade down.
Go over things with her. Look at her tests. If you feel this is really important then get her a tutor to work with her and help her find her strengths in Math. I did not manage to get anywhere with Math until I got help outside of school. I still don't like math and have to write it down but that's simply my weekness. I cannot picture more than two numbers in my head no matter how many digits long it is. I think if I'd gotten help earlier I would have gotten a handle on it better. Now as an older student I have to fight to improve.
At your daughters age, I think repeating the class would only make her dislike the subject more and present more of a block to succeeding at it. Let her go on but find her extra help or personally spend time with her on it. Give her tests and compete with her to see if she can finish it before you finish your copy of it. Make it a game and she'll sharpen her skills without realizing it.
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