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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unfortunately, those accommodations are prohibited under 2.0.  That is the whole point.  If she had been the exact same student a couple of years ago (i.e., pre-2.0), that type of accommodation would be easy to accomplish.  Now, the exact same student is prohibited from getting the accommodation.  THAT is keeping kids down under this new curriculum.[/quote]

Yes, these accommodations are now banished at our MCPS elementary.  Probably 7-10 kids a year were taking 3 years above grade level math.  Now they can't.  Holding the top down is a convenient way to cause any top/bottom gaps to get smaller.  It's good that the Algebra in 7th grade pathway has been reinstated, but it's not enough.  [/quote]

There are 7-10 math prodigies per year at your MCPS elementary school? Wow.

Speaking of math, "holding the top down is a convenient way to cause any top/bottom gaps to get smaller" is true only if you make some pretty major assumptions. Such as:

1. There are enough math prodigies (whoops, high achievers) in the white and Asian demographic groups to have a meaningful effect on those groups' math scores.
2. The number of high achievers in the black and Asian demographic groups is too small to make a difference on those groups' math scores.
3. Kids who don't get to take above-grade-level math score worse on math tests for grade-level math.l
4. Nobody will notice if the math scores for the white and Asian demographic groups go down.[/quote]

Not the PP, but while I agree with all your points for certain students there probably does need to be extra acceleration.  Lets be honest, the ability of math students is going to vary by more than one grade in either direction in a place like MoCo where we have some of the richest and educated inhabitants in the US along side with many poor and English language learners.  Having the grade for Algebra (for example) being 7th for accelerated, 8th on grade and 9th remedial just isn't enough for the kids who need the acceleration.  My daughter is at an HGC, she's on path to take Algebra in 7th and there are ~25 kids there who are on track to take Algebra in 6th.  These kids are handling it easily; why should this not be allowed anymore?[/quote]

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