If your school is currently piloting or offering E3 Math next year

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any more schools doing this? Just found out ours is and not thrilled about it.

Why not?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any more schools doing this? Just found out ours is and not thrilled about it.

Why not?

Because it's not taught every day. They get a one hour pull out once a week and otherwise get the general math lesson and are told to go farther if the can with no guidance. I am worried about what they are learning in this pilot compared to the other students in our pyramid who are not in the pilot. When they all come together in middle school I'm skeptical that my child will have learned the same material.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any more schools doing this? Just found out ours is and not thrilled about it.

Why not?

Because it's not taught every day. They get a one hour pull out once a week and otherwise get the general math lesson and are told to go farther if the can with no guidance. I am worried about what they are learning in this pilot compared to the other students in our pyramid who are not in the pilot. When they all come together in middle school I'm skeptical that my child will have learned the same material.

How does E3 work exactly? Is it a curriculum that's supposed to be advanced enough to group gen ed and advanced math kids together? Is the E3 curriculum similarly paced to the advanced math course or does a kid need pull-outs and extra work to cover all the advanced math content? From your comment, it sounds like maybe the latter. Is E3 preparing kids for Algebra 1 in 7th or 8th grade or is that only if a kid does pull-outs/extra work?

[Anonymous]

I don't know because we weren't given any info before they started using it. We are waiting for answers now and I will add these questions to my list. Anyone else who is using have tips for the right questions to ask to really understand the new program? Our school has not been forthcoming about it.

I'm supportive of new teaching techniques and including as many kids as are ready for advanced material, but want to make sure they are receiving the same concepts as their peers not in the pilot program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is E3 math?

Never mind! Figured it out!

Can someone explain E3 to me? More specifically, does adoption of E3 mean no more AAP IV? or AAP III math? I can't find any explanation of this.

[Anonymous]

My kid has brought home a math worksheet or two and it looks like it has more "explain your reasoning" questions. They have a "Project M^3" label on them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid has brought home a math worksheet or two and it looks like it has more "explain your reasoning" questions. They have a "Project M^3" label on them.

M3 is an AAP extension, some of them are pretty neat. I thought E3 way something else?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid has brought home a math worksheet or two and it looks like it has more "explain your reasoning" questions. They have a "Project M^3" label on them.

M3 is an AAP extension, some of them are pretty neat. I thought E3 way something else?

I'm the PP, that might be the case, but we are also at an E3 school, so thought I'd share.

[Anonymous]

M3 is not E3 - yea confusing perhaps but different things. M3 is Moli stone math that is where the M comes in. Forget the E3 title.

I have one LIV AAP kid currently in 7th grade algebra and another kid at the center. Our base started LLIV this year and is doing E3 math. While we chose center instead, for several reasons and math is one, I did attend all the info sessions. At least at our base they were a hit cagey when pressed on math saying things like it’s practically the same as at the center or that it just doesn’t get to percents yet.

Notably, when asked directly what math SOL the students would take in 6th grade and would it be the next year higher, they could not say yes. That was a big indicator to me the curriculum is different enough.

[Anonymous]

Yes, cagey is right. We weren’t even told our school was piloting this. Does anyone know how long it will continue as a pilot before being implemented everywhere or discontinued? I’m worried about my student learning the same content as the peers she’ll be in advanced math in middle school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, cagey is right. We weren’t even told our school was piloting this. Does anyone know how long it will continue as a pilot before being implemented everywhere or discontinued? I’m worried about my student learning the same content as the peers she’ll be in advanced math in middle school.

I thought the pilot was the ten ES last year and then they would implement more broadly this year. Is E3 currently still considered a pilot, just with more schools, or have they concluded the pilot stage and are now beginning the broad implementation phase?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, cagey is right. We weren’t even told our school was piloting this. Does anyone know how long it will continue as a pilot before being implemented everywhere or discontinued? I’m worried about my student learning the same content as the peers she’ll be in advanced math in middle school.

I thought the pilot was the ten ES last year and then they would implement more broadly this year. Is E3 currently still considered a pilot, just with more schools, or have they concluded the pilot stage and are now beginning the broad implementation phase?

I'm going to suspect that they are going to begin broadening. We are in the second year of E3.

Also, I think LCPS is now doing it as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, cagey is right. We weren’t even told our school was piloting this. Does anyone know how long it will continue as a pilot before being implemented everywhere or discontinued? I’m worried about my student learning the same content as the peers she’ll be in advanced math in middle school.

They have to allow enough 6th graders to take the 7th grade SOL or non-AAP middle schools can't offer Algebra.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:M3 is not E3 - yea confusing perhaps but different things. M3 is Moli stone math that is where the M comes in. Forget the E3 title.

I have one LIV AAP kid currently in 7th grade algebra and another kid at the center. Our base started LLIV this year and is doing E3 math. While we chose center instead, for several reasons and math is one, I did attend all the info sessions. At least at our base they were a hit cagey when pressed on math saying things like it’s practically the same as at the center or that it just doesn’t get to percents yet.

Notably, when asked directly what math SOL the students would take in 6th grade and would it be the next year higher, they could not say yes. That was a big indicator to me the curriculum is different enough.

Is taking the next year's higher SOL in 6th grade used for determining whether a kid goes to Algebra 1 in 7th grade? If 6th graders don't take the year-ahead SOL, would that preclude 7th grade Algebra 1?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:M3 is not E3 - yea confusing perhaps but different things. M3 is Moli stone math that is where the M comes in. Forget the E3 title.

I have one LIV AAP kid currently in 7th grade algebra and another kid at the center. Our base started LLIV this year and is doing E3 math. While we chose center instead, for several reasons and math is one, I did attend all the info sessions. At least at our base they were a hit cagey when pressed on math saying things like it’s practically the same as at the center or that it just doesn’t get to percents yet.

Notably, when asked directly what math SOL the students would take in 6th grade and would it be the next year higher, they could not say yes. That was a big indicator to me the curriculum is different enough.

I get this. I was just letting others know that my non-AAP kid is getting enrichment material while at an E3 school.