Center School, 90% of AAP Class Opted into Algebra 1

[Anonymous]

If 90% of the AAP class opted into Algebra 1, where does that leave the 6 or so kids that did not? Do they just continue in the regular AAP math class? My kid scored a 256 on the latest MAP and 505 on the SOL and I felt that since the SOL was barely pass advanced, we made the right choice to opt out. I'm starting to think that maybe we should've opted in since everyone else did. Thoughts?

[Anonymous]

DC had very good map and sol score but I still opt out. I didn’t know the sol before made decision, even if I did I would do the same. It’s not right to skip 2 years math gap, the county just expect parents to take their own chances, and send their kids to outside school math classes if kids can’t keep up. We do what’s best for our kids. They will be learning pre algebra instead.

[Anonymous]

Can you share which center school you're at? We are at Churchill and this is making me wonder what the % breakdown is there. How did you get that number at your school?

[Anonymous]

I am glad someone started this thread. I am at one of the high performing schools, and nearly everyone from AAP is doing A1H in 6th. There are some very active posters on similar threads trying to convince people not to accelerate and making it seem like lots are opting out. I just have not seen that to be the case. I assume the detractors are trying to assuage their guilt about not accelerating and convince othered to join them. They don’t want other kids to surpass their own.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am glad someone started this thread. I am at one of the high performing schools, and nearly everyone from AAP is doing A1H in 6th. There are some very active posters on similar threads trying to convince people not to accelerate and making it seem like lots are opting out. I just have not seen that to be the case. I assume the detractors are trying to assuage their guilt about not accelerating and convince othered to join them. They don’t want other kids to surpass their own.

Or there are other schools where there is less pressure to be in AAP and hyper accelerate and fewer kids are taking A1H in 6th grade. Our local ES did not have enough kids to have an in person class so most of the people interested are not placing their kids in the class. There were enough kids to have an in person class but the vast majority said no.

I fully expect the schools were there is angst about AAP to be filled to the brim in A1H while the rest of the County has a different response.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am glad someone started this thread. I am at one of the high performing schools, and nearly everyone from AAP is doing A1H in 6th. There are some very active posters on similar threads trying to convince people not to accelerate and making it seem like lots are opting out. I just have not seen that to be the case. I assume the detractors are trying to assuage their guilt about not accelerating and convince othered to join them. They don’t want other kids to surpass their own.

There are a lot of parents opting out at haycock with high performing math-inclined kids, there are also a lot opting in. I’m not worried about other kids “surpassing” my child by opting out, and I feel very comfortable with the accelerated HS sequence that 7th grade A1H sets them up for. I don’t care to convince anyone else. I think the point is to feel confident doing whatever you think is best for your child bc they won’t be alone either way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If 90% of the AAP class opted into Algebra 1, where does that leave the 6 or so kids that did not? Do they just continue in the regular AAP math class? My kid scored a 256 on the latest MAP and 505 on the SOL and I felt that since the SOL was barely pass advanced, we made the right choice to opt out. I'm starting to think that maybe we should've opted in since everyone else did. Thoughts?

Yeah, that was a mistake

[Anonymous]

Quite frankly, the 90% of parents opting in are idiots and are trying to keep up with the Joneses.

[Anonymous]

As one parent at our center school put it "we are not going to unilaterally disarm" by not taking Algebra 1 in 6th. In our center school very few are opting out.

[Anonymous]

I think it will be fine. Algebra 1 in 6th is bonkers. My kid's AAP math teacher thinks it's bonkers. I'm not even allowing mine to do it in 7th.

[Anonymous]

Who will teacher 6th grade Algebra HN? 6th grade teachers or middle school teachers? Are they going to use the same material/curriculum as the Middle School or high school algebra teachers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who will teacher 6th grade Algebra HN? 6th grade teachers or middle school teachers? Are they going to use the same material/curriculum as the Middle School or high school algebra teachers?

I heard there's a possibility it will be online? Didn't we all raise holy hell about that during COVID?

[Anonymous]

So dumb. It is not that Algebra 1 in 6th grade will be hard. It is that Calculus in 10th grade will be hard. Or Algebra 2 in 8th. Or Precalc in 9th.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So dumb. It is not that Algebra 1 in 6th grade will be hard. It is that Calculus in 10th grade will be hard. Or Algebra 2 in 8th. Or Precalc in 9th.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So dumb. It is not that Algebra 1 in 6th grade will be hard. It is that Calculus in 10th grade will be hard. Or Algebra 2 in 8th. Or Precalc in 9th.

Algebra II is a beast. Ugh. These poor kids.