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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They are definitely dumbing down the math and not tracking them anymore in elementary.  So you are in a class with all sorts of math levels and you work in groups.  It totally sucks and the teacher is pulled in a million directions.

My oldest was bored in K,  but they switched to tracked math teachers starting in 1st and she went to the advanced Math 2 class, and then upped again in 4th to Math 6th and the Math 7th in 5th.  She never had to be bussed to a Middle School either.  There was 23 kids in her class.  Then in Middle School and went to Algebra I in 6th and started high school taking Calc.  If your kid is really smart in math, it is either Magnet or nothing now.

The funny thing is, half the parents complaining about how boring the curriculum is, redshirted their child.  That is their fault.  [/quote]

About dumbing down the math -- Under the old curriculum, grade-level math was Algebra I in 9th grade. Now it's Algebra I in 8th grade. In what way is this "dumbing down"?

About tracking  -- Under the old curriculum, you were in a class with all sorts of reading levels and you worked in groups. Did it totally suck, and was the teacher pulled in a million directions?

Also about tracking -- it actually does exist in elementary school. It just does not exist in grades K-3.[/quote]

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