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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The principal had nothing to do with the choice many parents made at our school to opt out. Initially, many were choosing to opt in (when they didn’t necessarily want to) bc they thought everyone was doing it and were scared their kids would be alone on the regular advanced math path. That’s simply not the case.

Many of us opting out have kids who would likely do just fine with A1H in 6th, but we are concerned about learning gaps caused by this jump and more importantly, looked at where this level of acceleration will put our kids on the high school sequence. The high school sequence was the biggest determinant in our household. [b]I predict a lot of regret when many of these 6th A1H kids get to freshman year of high school.[/b] [/quote]

To precalc? Why? I don't predict any pain until junior or senior year when the only option is dual enrollment off campus because they finish calc BC sophomore year.[/quote]

Bc they removed all readiness testing requirements. There are a lot of students taking the course who are not particularly strong in math and have no business accelerating 2-yrs. But I agree, the bigger issue for most of these students will be the pain junior/senior years. My 5th grader pass advanced the 6th SOL and consistently scores 99% on MAP and I’m still not signing her up for this sequence. I see no point.

I’m not opposed to FCPS offering this option but it’s reckless to remove all testing criteria besides SOL pass. I think a lot of parents don’t really know what they’re signing up for down the road. [/quote]

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