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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I never thought I would say this but I actually support the changes that VA is going to make.

It will almost certainly go through because too many parents are disillusion regarding their kids abilities and their kids never learn the basics of math and this becomes evident in high school.

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What evidence do you have that these changes will actually lead to kids gaining a better understanding of the basics of math? Serious question. [/quote]

NP.  What evidence do you have that they won’t?[/quote]

The burden of proof isn’t on the people saying not to change a system that’s had very good overall pass rates and a relatively low amount of parental dissatisfaction in public education. I’d like to see some very compelling reasons before implementing a major change in the state’s  mathematical approach and curriculum. The places that tried this had a lot of problems with implementation and maintenance, which aren’t being discussed enough to make me confident and I don’t think I’m alone. I also don’t think the successes in these places have much to do with putting all the students on the same track. They invested heavily in extra teachers and support services for the kids who were struggling. Keep that as the intervention and you wouldn’t need to screw around with everything else to get better results.[/quote]

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