New math pathway

[Anonymous]

At the recent magnet programs meeting, the Takoma Park magnet coordinator basically said that's what their program does too. Same content as regular IM, paced faster because everyone gets concepts the first time, with some room for extra bonus topics not on the syllabus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At the recent magnet programs meeting, the Takoma Park magnet coordinator basically said that's what their program does too. Same content as regular IM, paced faster because everyone gets concepts the first time, with some room for extra bonus topics not on the syllabus.

I offered the same information on another thread based on direct information from a friend whose child is in the magnet and people on this thread argued that I was wrong blah, blah, blah!

My child is in the Applied IM class and so far this entire quarter the class is 90% the same as my friend's child at TPMS. The 10% difference is in enrichment activities, meaning they are covering the same topics but the individual projects/group projects differ but I don't see much qualitative difference. My child told me that the class moves quickly and there is a lot of discussions, working on problem-solving in class with a partner or small group, games/challenges to learn content. My child doesn't notice anyone struggling in class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At the recent magnet programs meeting, the Takoma Park magnet coordinator basically said that's what their program does too. Same content as regular IM, paced faster because everyone gets concepts the first time, with some room for extra bonus topics not on the syllabus.

I offered the same information on another thread based on direct information from a friend whose child is in the magnet and people on this thread argued that I was wrong blah, blah, blah!

My child is in the Applied IM class and so far this entire quarter the class is 90% the same as my friend's child at TPMS. The 10% difference is in enrichment activities, meaning they are covering the same topics but the individual projects/group projects differ but I don't see much qualitative difference. My child told me that the class moves quickly and there is a lot of discussions, working on problem-solving in class with a partner or small group, games/challenges to learn content. My child doesn't notice anyone struggling in class.

Are the homework assignments the same?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At the recent magnet programs meeting, the Takoma Park magnet coordinator basically said that's what their program does too. Same content as regular IM, paced faster because everyone gets concepts the first time, with some room for extra bonus topics not on the syllabus.

I offered the same information on another thread based on direct information from a friend whose child is in the magnet and people on this thread argued that I was wrong blah, blah, blah!

My child is in the Applied IM class and so far this entire quarter the class is 90% the same as my friend's child at TPMS. The 10% difference is in enrichment activities, meaning they are covering the same topics but the individual projects/group projects differ but I don't see much qualitative difference. My child told me that the class moves quickly and there is a lot of discussions, working on problem-solving in class with a partner or small group, games/challenges to learn content. My child doesn't notice anyone struggling in class.

Are the homework assignments the same?

My son's teacher is using the same source for homework (worksheets from packet) but the page numbers differ. The teachers seem to choose what they assign from the same topics. Hope that makes sense.

[Anonymous]

is this program only for CES kids or also for kids who are qualified all over they county?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:is this program only for CES kids or also for kids who are qualified all over they county?

Not just for CES kids. Math placement is separate from CES, which is a humanities-based program.

[Anonymous]

Which middle school? I know that Applied IM at Hoover, Frost and Cabin John exist only in name. Same syllabus and same home work as regular IM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Which middle school? I know that Applied IM at Hoover, Frost and Cabin John exist only in name. Same syllabus and same home work as regular IM.

Cabin John didn't offer Applied IM this year to 6th graders.

[Anonymous]

How do you know? Applied IM is listed in Cabin John website.

[Anonymous]

This is good news for the highest performers, but the difficult piece is going to be making sure that pushy parents aren't able to place their bright-but-not-gifted kids into this track.

For the bright-but-not-gifted kids, the current accelerated track (AP Calc by Junior year) is more than sufficient in terms of rigor and college readiness. There are absolutely kids who need more, but those kids are outliers and I hope MCPS is ready to gatekeep the new path so that kids don't get pushed into a track that means they lose the basics.

[Anonymous]

You sounded like a bright person (not gifted, however)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At the recent magnet programs meeting, the Takoma Park magnet coordinator basically said that's what their program does too. Same content as regular IM, paced faster because everyone gets concepts the first time, with some room for extra bonus topics not on the syllabus.

I offered the same information on another thread based on direct information from a friend whose child is in the magnet and people on this thread argued that I was wrong blah, blah, blah!

My child is in the Applied IM class and so far this entire quarter the class is 90% the same as my friend's child at TPMS. The 10% difference is in enrichment activities, meaning they are covering the same topics but the individual projects/group projects differ but I don't see much qualitative difference. My child told me that the class moves quickly and there is a lot of discussions, working on problem-solving in class with a partner or small group, games/challenges to learn content. My child doesn't notice anyone struggling in class.

Are the homework assignments the same?

My son's teacher is using the same source for homework (worksheets from packet) but the page numbers differ. The teachers seem to choose what they assign from the same topics. Hope that makes sense.

That makes sense. Based on your evaluation, are there any difference in the level of difficulty of those problems?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You sounded like a bright person (not gifted, however)

You joke, but one of the stated reasons for getting rid of the hyper-advanced track under 2.0 was high school math teachers complaining about kids who were advanced so quickly that they lacked the foundational skills necessary for higher level math. If we're going back to that system, the kids admitted need to be only those capable of doing the work, not just those whose parents want them on the most advanced track at any cost.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You sounded like a bright person (not gifted, however)

You joke, but one of the stated reasons for getting rid of the hyper-advanced track under 2.0 was high school math teachers complaining about kids who were advanced so quickly that they lacked the foundational skills necessary for higher level math. If we're going back to that system, the kids admitted need to be only those capable of doing the work, not just those whose parents want them on the most advanced track at any cost.

Agree..my kids were under the old system..and about a third of our es was on track for 6th grade algebra..and we are not a W school. I imagine the numbers were even higher at other schools. They had to fill a classroom so it was the top 25 kids even though probably less than half should have been there.

[Anonymous]

It seems that the program starts at 4th grade, but kid can still get in whenever they are qualified along the way, right ?

Is the IM something new or just a new name of something in the old system?

Do kids in different school have same standards to get in or different so that they can fill a size of a class?