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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just go to the FCPS website and they tell you the plan:

https://www.fcps.edu/academics/academic-overview/mathematics

“The mathematics curriculum is being enriched and expanded to include extensions that allow students to develop critical thinking skills and develop a deeper understanding of mathematics that will better prepare them for upper level mathematics in high school and beyond. The current learning gaps that exist in compacted mathematics, created by selecting only certain standards, are being closed allowing students access to all standards. Compacted mathematics will become advanced mathematics to be more representative of the rigor in the program. The advanced mathematics curriculum will be available in all elementary schools including Advanced Academic center schools.”

Looks like compacted (accelerated) math will go away in favor of deeper extension based math.[/quote]

Looks like the VMPI apologist is back.

First of all, whoever uses edujargon like "critical thinking skills" or "deeper extension based math" has already disqualified themselves and shown where they come from. (Really, "extension based math!?" How much more vacuous can you get?)

Second, "learning gaps" due to "compacted mathematics" exist only in these people's fantasy, they are not real.

Programs like these are squarely designed to hurt children with an interest in and aptitude for mathematics, and with all leftist ideology, without producing any gains for anyone.
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