MCPS New Math Pathway, No AIM6 in MS

[Anonymous]

Our school is still offering AIM6 as of last week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This has become the site of rumors and misinformation. OP, may I ask why you haven’t contacted the school? Surely they can answer this one.

Yes, I contacted the school and was told this information. I'm interested in what others are being told for their 6th graders, particularly students who are now in compacted math.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not going to freak out until we hear this from MCPS.

If nothing else, it doesn't make any sense. If *everyone* is having learning loss, then the kids currently in Math 5 won't be ready for Math 6 anyway.

But we know learning loss is concentrated among the kids who were struggling anyway. It's not equally distributed across the entire county. So putting kids who have finished Math 5/6 into Math 6 with kids who haven't been in school since Math 4 is just going to create more problems than it solves.

You make so much sense, but MCPS is not making a lot of sense these days so who knows what they are planning. I will flip out if my child has to repeat Math 6 next year.

Our middle school is calling it math6+ for those who were in compacted then they would take math 7+ and algebra in 8th. But it looks like math 6+ is still math 6, just more in depth. Also these kids will end up being a whole year behind in math by high school.

Math 6+ was originally presented as being *in addition to* AIM.

What do you mean that the kids would be behind, by the way? Algebra in 9th is the national norm for "on track" kids, and Algebra in 8th is the national norm for "advanced" kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This has become the site of rumors and misinformation. OP, may I ask why you haven’t contacted the school? Surely they can answer this one.

Yes, I contacted the school and was told this information. I'm interested in what others are being told for their 6th graders, particularly students who are now in compacted math.

Which school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not going to freak out until we hear this from MCPS.

If nothing else, it doesn't make any sense. If *everyone* is having learning loss, then the kids currently in Math 5 won't be ready for Math 6 anyway.

But we know learning loss is concentrated among the kids who were struggling anyway. It's not equally distributed across the entire county. So putting kids who have finished Math 5/6 into Math 6 with kids who haven't been in school since Math 4 is just going to create more problems than it solves.

You make so much sense, but MCPS is not making a lot of sense these days so who knows what they are planning. I will flip out if my child has to repeat Math 6 next year.

Our middle school is calling it math6+ for those who were in compacted then they would take math 7+ and algebra in 8th. But it looks like math 6+ is still math 6, just more in depth. Also these kids will end up being a whole year behind in math by high school.

Math 6+ was originally presented as being *in addition to* AIM.

What do you mean that the kids would be behind, by the way? Algebra in 9th is the national norm for "on track" kids, and Algebra in 8th is the national norm for "advanced" kids.

You must be new here.

[Anonymous]

If this is true, what happens at MS magnets? Do those students take Algebra in 8th grade over there too? If not, then how does MCPS justify this year's lottery-chosen students being one year ahead in math?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This has become the site of rumors and misinformation. OP, may I ask why you haven’t contacted the school? Surely they can answer this one.

Yes, I contacted the school and was told this information. I'm interested in what others are being told for their 6th graders, particularly students who are now in compacted math.

Fair enough. I’m PP and we are being offered AIM.

[Anonymous]

SSIMS math pathways for 6th graders starting in fall '21 are:

LearnZillion Math 6-->on track for Algebra 1 in 9th

LearnZillion Math 7-->on track for Algebra 1 in 8th

Applied Investigations in Math 6 (AIM)-->on track for Algebra 1 in 7th

[Anonymous]

Just FYI- I am a compacted 5/6 teacher and on a Facebook message board with others who teach the course. None of us have heard definitive plans for next year. MCPS is still giving guidance to middle schools, so don’t be surprised if you see/hear changes from your school even if something is already published.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Due to COVID and learning losses, I've been told that MCPS is focusing on remediation, and that all students (even those in currently in compacted math) will be taking Math 6 in 6th grade, Math 7 in 7th, and Algebra in 8th. (I have a compacted math kid who is going into 6th next year). Are all schools following this pathway due to Covid? We were told the kids could double up Geometry and Algebra II in 9th grade to "catch up" to the old pathway.

I noticed that too on the middle school presentation. I haven’t talked to the school yet but I’m so fed up, we are moving to private for middle school.

Many privates don't do Algebra in 6/7 and usually 8/9. Parents complained, MCPS listened. Now many kids will suffer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This has become the site of rumors and misinformation. OP, may I ask why you haven’t contacted the school? Surely they can answer this one.

Yes, I contacted the school and was told this information. I'm interested in what others are being told for their 6th graders, particularly students who are now in compacted math.

Fair enough. I’m PP and we are being offered AIM.

AIM is being offered. They are calling it something different to go along with the new curriculum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This has become the site of rumors and misinformation. OP, may I ask why you haven’t contacted the school? Surely they can answer this one.

Yes, I contacted the school and was told this information. I'm interested in what others are being told for their 6th graders, particularly students who are now in compacted math.

Fair enough. I’m PP and we are being offered AIM.

AIM is being offered. They are calling it something different to go along with the new curriculum.

This is not true. It is still called AIM. However, a new class is also being added for this year for the first time. It is Math 6+ and it tracks kids to do Algebra in 8th (AIM puts kids in algebra in 7th). The confusion is that not all schools are offering both Math 6+ and AIM.

[Anonymous]

Our MS is offering Math 6 and AIM. It is recommended that the students who are struggling in compact math take Math 6 next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If this is true, what happens at MS magnets? Do those students take Algebra in 8th grade over there too? If not, then how does MCPS justify this year's lottery-chosen students being one year ahead in math?

At those magnets, according to posts here only a select few take Algebra in 6th. Many take Algebra in 7th. They are just changing the names of the classes to go along with LearnZillion math. Stop freaking out about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If this is true, what happens at MS magnets? Do those students take Algebra in 8th grade over there too? If not, then how does MCPS justify this year's lottery-chosen students being one year ahead in math?

At those magnets, according to posts here only a select few take Algebra in 6th. Many take Algebra in 7th. They are just changing the names of the classes to go along with LearnZillion math. Stop freaking out about it.

This is not true. There are schools that are stating that they will not allow children to take AIM next year, which will take away a pathway for Algebra in 7th. Some schools will still allow it, while others will not. This is not equitable and has nothing to do with Algebra in 6th. Hopefully, the county will create a clear set of standards to place children in each class rather than letting individual schools decide.