Automatically enrolled into Algebra 1 honors

[Anonymous]

Optioned out of that nonsense as soon as I got the email.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can just opt out if you feel your child is not ready.

Yeah - parents who are savvy and have it together will opt out. Busy, tired, overwhelmed, distracted parents are going to miss the opt out part. Anything like this should be an opt IN for parents. I'm so tired of Reid's BS.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You are absolutely right, but they are doing the right thing now. Most AAP students are ready for Algebra I in 6th, but it is a good option to be able to opt out if there are any concerns.

This is insane. The AAP curriculum is 1 year ahead. A student being instructed by FCPS in math in an AAP class who hasn't been taught the whole curriculum by Kumon or Chinese Saturday school is not ready for Algebra 1 in 6th grade. In 6th grade, they learn 7th grade math. Some are then ready for Algebra 1 in 7th, some are not.

This. It’s not just algebra, but an high school honors class. And then FCPS honors geometry is brutal. At least it is at our HS. I wouldn’t want my 7th grader having to deal with that. I’m not even sure about 8th.

[Anonymous]

Every teacher I've talked to about this says its a bad idea. And I had the wherewithal and skepticism to ask. Some parents trust the school to do what's best for their kids. This is just another example of mental load for parents...having to make sure we're keeping up with the nonsense sprung on us by FCPS. What are they going to opt our kids into next.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every teacher I've talked to about this says its a bad idea. And I had the wherewithal and skepticism to ask. Some parents trust the school to do what's best for their kids. This is just another example of mental load for parents...having to make sure we're keeping up with the nonsense sprung on us by FCPS. What are they going to opt our kids into next.

Principals also think this is a terrible idea. People should be contacting school board members that this is occurring. I am all for giving kids an option to test into Algebra 1. But it should be parameters to make sure the kids being placed are truly ready.

[Anonymous]

We are in AAP 6th grade now, received the same e-mail for Auto-Enrollment.We will probably just Opt Out and do Pre-Algebra Honors in 7th instead.

We even supplement with Mathnasium. They are baffled at Mathnasium and said there is no way my kid is ready. Also, our current math teacher said it was abad idea.

The grade they receive is supposed to count towards the HS GPA. I just think I would want to risk it in 7th grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are in AAP 6th grade now, received the same e-mail for Auto-Enrollment.We will probably just Opt Out and do Pre-Algebra Honors in 7th instead.

We even supplement with Mathnasium. They are baffled at Mathnasium and said there is no way my kid is ready. Also, our current math teacher said it was abad idea.

The grade they receive is supposed to count towards the HS GPA. I just think I would want to risk it in 7th grade.

We also do mathnasium and they seemed quite surprised when I mentioned the 6th grade pilot earlier this year. They don't recommend it for most kids.

[Anonymous]

There are kids in AAP math that don’t pass advanced their math SOL’s? That is crazy to me. My non-AAP kid very narrowly missed a pass advanced score last year. They are definitely not ready for algebra in 7th but I guess I’m glad now that they are going to do honors math next year. If they think kids who took advanced math in 6th are ready for algebra in 7th, then I guess my non-advanced kid will be fine in honors pre-algebra.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are kids in AAP math that don’t pass advanced their math SOL’s? That is crazy to me. My non-AAP kid very narrowly missed a pass advanced score last year. They are definitely not ready for algebra in 7th but I guess I’m glad now that they are going to do honors math next year. If they think kids who took advanced math in 6th are ready for algebra in 7th, then I guess my non-advanced kid will be fine in honors pre-algebra.

There are kids in aap who don't pass advance any of their sols and there are kids in general ed who get perfect scores...

[Anonymous]

Current 6th graders who were not in the pilot program, how they catch up now?
Take geometry in summer after taking algebra 1 in grade 7?

Is so much math acceleration helpful for college application? What majors needs so much advanced math?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like all current 5th grades who are in AAP, can take algebra 1 in 6th grade. They removed the advanced pass SOL criteria.

The remaining current AAP 6th grades who did not get advanced pass SOL in 5th grade, are automatically enrolled in 7th grade.

Where did you see this?

Log in to parent digital consent. All AAP grade 5 kids are opted in for algebra 1 in grade 6. Parents are given the choice to opt out. There is NO criteria expect that the kid has to be in AAP.

Did you get an email notification? I did not for my 5th grader. But I do see the opt in form due May 15 in the parent digital consent system. That deadline is too soon without any information being given to parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like all current 5th grades who are in AAP, can take algebra 1 in 6th grade. They removed the advanced pass SOL criteria.

The remaining current AAP 6th grades who did not get advanced pass SOL in 5th grade, are automatically enrolled in 7th grade.

Where did you see this?

Log in to parent digital consent. All AAP grade 5 kids are opted in for algebra 1 in grade 6. Parents are given the choice to opt out. There is NO criteria expect that the kid has to be in AAP.

Did you get an email notification? I did not for my 5th grader. But I do see the opt in form due May 15 in the parent digital consent system. That deadline is too soon without any information being given to parents.

I did not get an Email for my 5th grader. The opt in/out is due by 5/8 for us. I only heard about it bc of this thread

[Anonymous]

Only the current AAP 6th graders who are not in the pilot got the email. The email says child is automatically enrolled in Alg 1 in grade 7, and you can opt out by going to digital consent.

[Anonymous]

I am glad my son was not in the pilot program. He is brilliant and fast learner but he is not mature and hard working to take a high school credit course like algebra 1 honors in grade 6

He does not care about the grades and most of the times does not prepare anything before any test. With this attitude, he was not ready for a course that impacts his GPA. It would have cause so much stress on me to make his study and to make sure all his assignments were completed on time.

He is now automatically enrolled in grade 7 and will be more mature and sensible to take it seriously.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are in AAP 6th grade now, received the same e-mail for Auto-Enrollment.We will probably just Opt Out and do Pre-Algebra Honors in 7th instead.

We even supplement with Mathnasium. They are baffled at Mathnasium and said there is no way my kid is ready. Also, our current math teacher said it was abad idea.

The grade they receive is supposed to count towards the HS GPA. I just think I would want to risk it in 7th grade.

they are auto enrolling current 5th graders for algebra in 6th. it’s bonkers