Algebra in 6th grade - new selection process?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think FCPS lacks real knowledge here. Taking algebra in 6th grade puts a kid on track for Differential Equations in 12th. That level math class is lost on a kid who is also not learning computer or electrical engineering in conjunction.

I agree with this.

Have you ever thought that the decision to implement this "pilot" was decided by people who are not associated with the mathematics office in FCPS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think FCPS lacks real knowledge here. Taking algebra in 6th grade puts a kid on track for Differential Equations in 12th. That level math class is lost on a kid who is also not learning computer or electrical engineering in conjunction.

I agree with this.

Have you ever thought that the decision to implement this "pilot" was decided by people who are not associated with the mathematics office in FCPS?

Our principal made it pretty clear that the haphazard implementation was a Reid decision. She just steamrolled everyone, I suppose. Whatevs. She'll be gone like Brabrand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think FCPS lacks real knowledge here. Taking algebra in 6th grade puts a kid on track for Differential Equations in 12th. That level math class is lost on a kid who is also not learning computer or electrical engineering in conjunction.

I agree with this.

Have you ever thought that the decision to implement this "pilot" was decided by people who are not associated with the mathematics office in FCPS?

Our principal made it pretty clear that the haphazard implementation was a Reid decision. She just steamrolled everyone, I suppose. Whatevs. She'll be gone like Brabrand.

Principals had a choice and most chose to run the experiment

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think FCPS lacks real knowledge here. Taking algebra in 6th grade puts a kid on track for Differential Equations in 12th. That level math class is lost on a kid who is also not learning computer or electrical engineering in conjunction.

I agree with this.

Have you ever thought that the decision to implement this "pilot" was decided by people who are not associated with the mathematics office in FCPS?

It was not the decision of the math office. They were just forced to come up with a process for selecting students for the schools without any say in whether it was a good idea for students or teachers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think FCPS lacks real knowledge here. Taking algebra in 6th grade puts a kid on track for Differential Equations in 12th. That level math class is lost on a kid who is also not learning computer or electrical engineering in conjunction.

Every math major studies differential equations both in dedicated d.eq. courses and other advanced math courses where they arise. They are applicable in a wide range of disciplines (including higher level math itself!) not just engineering. Your comment is already showing a lot of ignorance about what advanced math is for. The most abstract levels of pure math are decoupled from all practical application in the real world.

I disagree with you and agree with previous poster. Most top universities align the curriculum so that you are taking it alongside relevant CE or EE classes. Not sure about math majors but for engineering, previous poster is correct.

I was a math major and took differential equations (it was required for all math concentrations). It really wouldn't have mattered if I took it in high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think FCPS lacks real knowledge here. Taking algebra in 6th grade puts a kid on track for Differential Equations in 12th. That level math class is lost on a kid who is also not learning computer or electrical engineering in conjunction.

I agree with this.

Have you ever thought that the decision to implement this "pilot" was decided by people who are not associated with the mathematics office in FCPS?

It was not the decision of the math office. They were just forced to come up with a process for selecting students for the schools without any say in whether it was a good idea for students or teachers.

So the consensus of FCPS math folks is that this is a bad idea or really bad idea?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think FCPS lacks real knowledge here. Taking algebra in 6th grade puts a kid on track for Differential Equations in 12th. That level math class is lost on a kid who is also not learning computer or electrical engineering in conjunction.

I agree with this.

Have you ever thought that the decision to implement this "pilot" was decided by people who are not associated with the mathematics office in FCPS?

It was not the decision of the math office. They were just forced to come up with a process for selecting students for the schools without any say in whether it was a good idea for students or teachers.

So the consensus of FCPS math folks is that this is a bad idea or really bad idea?

Ever since the idea has been brought up by Reid the math folks have taken deep breaths and sighed a little before discussing it.

There’s a lot of “I know, I know…but it’s not my mandate…”

I think there are too many variables right now to know what level of bad it will be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think FCPS lacks real knowledge here. Taking algebra in 6th grade puts a kid on track for Differential Equations in 12th. That level math class is lost on a kid who is also not learning computer or electrical engineering in conjunction.

I agree with this.

Have you ever thought that the decision to implement this "pilot" was decided by people who are not associated with the mathematics office in FCPS?

It was not the decision of the math office. They were just forced to come up with a process for selecting students for the schools without any say in whether it was a good idea for students or teachers.

So the consensus of FCPS math folks is that this is a bad idea or really bad idea?

Ever since the idea has been brought up by Reid the math folks have taken deep breaths and sighed a little before discussing it.

There’s a lot of “I know, I know…but it’s not my mandate…”

I think there are too many variables right now to know what level of bad it will be.

Wasn’t this implemented in her former district as well. I believe they’ve been in the news lately for plummeting math scores in 8th grade which aligns with around the time the program was implemented there. So we already have the data and still chose to implement a bad program. Unfortunately I don’t think parents are able to be level headed on these types of decisions if everyone else is doing it too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think FCPS lacks real knowledge here. Taking algebra in 6th grade puts a kid on track for Differential Equations in 12th. That level math class is lost on a kid who is also not learning computer or electrical engineering in conjunction.

I agree with this.

Have you ever thought that the decision to implement this "pilot" was decided by people who are not associated with the mathematics office in FCPS?

Our principal made it pretty clear that the haphazard implementation was a Reid decision. She just steamrolled everyone, I suppose. Whatevs. She'll be gone like Brabrand.

Principals had a choice and most chose to run the experiment

Wrong. Our principal was very clear in June she had no intention of running it, wanted nothing to do with it, said algebra had no place in elementary schools. At the county meeting she said she got a phone call the week before school started saying she didn’t have a choice, this was happening, figure out who will teach it.

[Anonymous]

My child just got selected for this pilot program. I am most likely going to opt out because I am not interested in my child being in a pilot program for their first high school course. I didn’t even know our school was implementing this pilot program and it really seems as if they have put it together at the last minute. Further the quality of teaching lately has been terrible at our AAP center school with new college graduates coming in every year to teach AAP classes and I’m not sure what 22yr old will teach my child Algebra. I would much rather they be taught this course by an experienced middle school math teacher and our middle school has a great math department.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think FCPS lacks real knowledge here. Taking algebra in 6th grade puts a kid on track for Differential Equations in 12th. That level math class is lost on a kid who is also not learning computer or electrical engineering in conjunction.

I agree with this.

Have you ever thought that the decision to implement this "pilot" was decided by people who are not associated with the mathematics office in FCPS?

Our principal made it pretty clear that the haphazard implementation was a Reid decision. She just steamrolled everyone, I suppose. Whatevs. She'll be gone like Brabrand.

Principals had a choice and most chose to run the experiment

Wrong. Our principal was very clear in June she had no intention of running it, wanted nothing to do with it, said algebra had no place in elementary schools. At the county meeting she said she got a phone call the week before school started saying she didn’t have a choice, this was happening, figure out who will teach it.

It was a principal initiative at our school. Principal said it was a choice to bring the pilot. It’s why the Woodson district decided not to implement it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think FCPS lacks real knowledge here. Taking algebra in 6th grade puts a kid on track for Differential Equations in 12th. That level math class is lost on a kid who is also not learning computer or electrical engineering in conjunction.

I agree with this.

Have you ever thought that the decision to implement this "pilot" was decided by people who are not associated with the mathematics office in FCPS?

Our principal made it pretty clear that the haphazard implementation was a Reid decision. She just steamrolled everyone, I suppose. Whatevs. She'll be gone like Brabrand.

Principals had a choice and most chose to run the experiment

Wrong. Our principal was very clear in June she had no intention of running it, wanted nothing to do with it, said algebra had no place in elementary schools. At the county meeting she said she got a phone call the week before school started saying she didn’t have a choice, this was happening, figure out who will teach it.

It was a principal initiative at our school. Principal said it was a choice to bring the pilot. It’s why the Woodson district decided not to implement it

Our principal said that she wants to have it but did not hear from the county. I am not sure whether she heard it from the county this week or not yet. We are aap center school and non-aap center school around us already doing this pilot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think FCPS lacks real knowledge here. Taking algebra in 6th grade puts a kid on track for Differential Equations in 12th. That level math class is lost on a kid who is also not learning computer or electrical engineering in conjunction.

I agree with this.

Have you ever thought that the decision to implement this "pilot" was decided by people who are not associated with the mathematics office in FCPS?

Our principal made it pretty clear that the haphazard implementation was a Reid decision. She just steamrolled everyone, I suppose. Whatevs. She'll be gone like Brabrand.

Principals had a choice and most chose to run the experiment

Wrong. Our principal was very clear in June she had no intention of running it, wanted nothing to do with it, said algebra had no place in elementary schools. At the county meeting she said she got a phone call the week before school started saying she didn’t have a choice, this was happening, figure out who will teach it.

6th grade is middle school in the majority of other counties…

[Anonymous]

This also creates an issue for high schools in future years. Schools will have to offer differential equations. There are some schools that can’t scrape together enough students to offer multivariable now. I would not want to take multivariable or higher online.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think FCPS lacks real knowledge here. Taking algebra in 6th grade puts a kid on track for Differential Equations in 12th. That level math class is lost on a kid who is also not learning computer or electrical engineering in conjunction.

I agree with this.

Have you ever thought that the decision to implement this "pilot" was decided by people who are not associated with the mathematics office in FCPS?

It was not the decision of the math office. They were just forced to come up with a process for selecting students for the schools without any say in whether it was a good idea for students or teachers.

So the consensus of FCPS math folks is that this is a bad idea or really bad idea?

I wonder what the school board will think that academic decisions are being made that truly impact students and the advice/opinions of the experts in the curriculum office are ignored.

Ever since the idea has been brought up by Reid the math folks have taken deep breaths and sighed a little before discussing it.

There’s a lot of “I know, I know…but it’s not my mandate…”

I think there are too many variables right now to know what level of bad it will be.