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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I never thought I would say this but I actually support the changes that VA is going to make.

It will almost certainly go through because too many parents are disillusion regarding their kids abilities and their kids never learn the basics of math and this becomes evident in high school.

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What evidence do you have that these changes will actually lead to kids gaining a better understanding of the basics of math? Serious question. [/quote]

OP here, I would support reconsidering how to teach math to non-accelerated students so that they get more of a grounding in statistics and other topics everyone should know for their everyday life.  But my fear is that the changes being proposed would leave people who want to major in STEM fields unprepared. It is not clear to me how getting rid of accelerated math helps non-accelerated students. Instead I would love to see the state develop programs to provide additional support to all students and to give any student who expresses an interest an opportunity to try the accelerated track.

Personally I am skeptical this will go through because policies with concentrated costs and diffuse benefits are very tough politically (although in this case I would argue that there may not be any diffuse benefits). But if parents don't speak out to elected officials, it could easily go through.[/quote]

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