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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]we shouldn't tell people that they "can't" do something[/quote]

this is what AAP says to capable children who don't make it in[/quote]

Compacted math is available to anyone who is selected, isn't it?  So it's not AAP that says that, it's the test, or more accurately, parents.[/quote]

You're kidding, right?  Yes, compacted math is available to anyone who qualifies, but what about the [b]other[/b] core subjects?  Having a program like AAP does exactly that:  it tells some kids that the "can't" do something, without ever letting them try.  I completely agree with the PP.[/quote]

Actually, compacted math is not available in all FCPS schools.  FCPS has done exactly what this article discusses and assumed that the kids at Bailey's Elementary, a Title I school, aren't capable of handling compacted math, so compacted math is not offered at that school.  This perpetuates the cycle of lower SES kids performing at a lower level in math because they are never given the opportunity to excel.  [/quote]

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