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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At DC's school I'd estimate 75% in compacted after all the lobbying by parents was done.[/quote]

this made me LOL "parent lobbying".     I really wish parents would understand that most kids do not need to be in compact math so they are not doing them any long term favors by pushing for this.   Think ahead.  Do you really need your kid in honors algebra 2 in 9th grade and Calculus in 11th?  Generally, the answer is "no".    Certainly there are kids that can handle that (or even more), but this is the minority.  [/quote]
 
I agree. My 9th grader is taking Hons algebra 2 because their 4th grade teacher insisted on compacted math when I was thinking this probably was not the best route. They also told me EVERY kid had supplementary help - tutors, mathnasium, whatever. My kid has had tutors every grade so far for Math and we're stuck with that thru 12th I'm sure.[/quote]

Parents lobby because there was only one on-ramp, and it is much easier to drop down than speed up later.  MCPS has been working on expanding on and off ramps, but I don't think they're there yet.  (Lack of Off ramps is a problem because lots of students, even those who admit to being over challenged, have low tolerance for repeating a whole year of a math class that they already had.)[/quote]

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