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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]

MS and HS teachers already tell us about kids who took A1H in 7th grade that struggled in 7th grade, struggled with Geometry in 8th grade, and fall apart in A2H in 9th grade. And that was with kids having to have 4's in math, a high iReady score, and test in the 91st percentile on the IAAT. Now they have removed all of those guidelines AND they are placing kids a year younger in Algerba 1 H.

The SOL is not a reliable indicator of how well a student has learned the material, you can pass advanced not knowing the material but knowing how to use the Desmos calculator they allow. I have no idea what the grade distribution has been in the pilot study. I do know several of my kids friends had B's in A1H in 7th grade and have B's in Geometry this year. A B is a good grade but I would want a higher grade for a kid who has been accelerated by 1-2 years in math. I also know that tutors have been used and that homework hasn't been turned in and retakes have been involved.

I fully expect that A2H is going to be painful at HS next year for some of these kids because they have not mastered the material and they are struggling with components of taking a HS class in MS. Next year they will have 4 HS classes with an increase in homework and demands and they have not had a smooth ride with HS level math alone.

There were already kids working hard in A1H and Geometry in MS, they struggle more with A2H. And if you don't think a bunch of the 6th graders taking A1H are not going down that same path, you are crazy. Some parents here have posted that their 6th grader in A1H will be retaking A1H in 7th grade but I would not be surprised to hear that a bunch of 6th graders with Bs who passed advance on the SOL are going to go on to Geometry next year. Their parents are not doing them any favors. 
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