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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hasn't compacted math been going away for a decade now?[/quote]

I have a 6th grader who just finished it (and is on a more accelerated track in MS because of it) and a 4th grader currently taking it.  So, at least for now and in our school, it's going strong.

That said, I don't think tracking kids this early is helpful, though compacted math is less of an issue than the CES/whatever they're calling them now and magnet middle schools.[/quote]

While some people complain about it, I actually think the fact that CES, MS magnets, and HS magnets are separate processes is good for the reasons you mention. This lets late bloomers find an "on ramp," but it also lets kids "off ramp" if they are finding the selective programs too difficult.

I think MCPS has tried to do the same for math in MS. It used to be that Math 4/5 led to AIM, and there used to be very few options for kids who didn't take 4/5 to get on a "math track" that put them in Algebra I in 7th. I think the math folks in Central Office are trying to make the process more flexible but I'd be stunned if they got rid of 4/5 and 5/6, in part because parents would freak out and in part because MCPS prides itself on kids getting through Calculus by junior year, leaving room for M/V and other courses. [/quote]

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