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[quote=Anonymous]I know we already have a couple of threads about the Algebra exam results but I think it is important enough to merit another thread on the imp. topic of how to move forward.  If your child took the class in MS, they have the option of repeating the class as late as G9.  I think this is an option more parents need to seriously consider.  
It sounds like teachers were not adequately trained for the new curriculum and were receiving instructional materials and assessment guidelines 'just in time'.  Additionally, it sounds like they spent weeks teaching topics on the old curriculum (prior to the HSAs) and lost instructional time due to the bad winter weather.  This means that these children will be entering C2.0 Algebra 2 without a solid foundation in C2.0 Algebra 1.  J. Starr has brought up the option of tacking the material they did not teach in Alg. 2 onto their Geometry class but that means that teachers who are teaching C2.0 Geometry for the first time (presumably with the same lack of prep and last minute rollout of curriculum materials) will have to also cover several weeks of Algebra 1.  
Perhaps as parents we need to take our children off the Math bus MCPS has put them on and exercise our own discretion.  [/quote]

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