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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some of ya'll really need to settle down.  Great teachers exist outside of the magnet programs.  One of my kids not at a magnet Algebra teacher had a masters in math from John Hopkins.  My other kid's MS math teacher (different school) was certified to teach math at the MS and HS level and was finishing up an Education Leadership doctorate.

Some teach a schools that are closer to where they live, others want to influence a certain demographic, and others are just happy at their school.

Will there likely need to be some hiring and training, sure, but if they finalize things in short order, like by February, they will have at least a whole year to get that done.  Heck they could make it part of the recruiting strategy now.[/quote]
No one said we don't have some great teachers, but some people want advanced math in *every* HS.  Finding good teachers to teach really advanced math for every HS is going to be very difficult to find, not to mention the fact that in some schools there won't be enough demand for such classes to fill the classroom.  Not good use of taxpayer $.[/quote]

They only need one teacher for anything past bc.   We have several teachers who could teach it.  You just need Mv and linear algebra at every school.  So, that’s two extra classes beyond what is provided now.  [/quote]

Not true... At Blair, math classes include Logic, Discrete Mathematics, Advanced Geometry, Origins of Math, Complex Analysis (This is the course after MV calc and Lin Alg), and an Advanced Statistics Class (not to be confused with AP Stats). Similar things hold for science classes. As you can clearly see, it will be impossible to implement all these classes to the level they are taught at at Blair across the regional programs.[/quote]

You are missing the point that we don't need a school offering all these COLLEGE LEVEL classes when we haven't even solved for offering the basic advance class offerings to all academically advanced students.  Some schools aren't even offering AP Stats, BC Calc, or MVC.  [/quote]

So are you hoping the deterioration of the current Blair magnet can lead to creation of those advanced math classes (just AP Stats, BC Calc and MVC) in every other HS? You do realize that teachers who are capable of teaching these class require either math-major background or excessive training. And schools who can open these courses require enough student enrollment. Taylor has been very explicit that he plans to spend zero dollar on extra training or recruiting new teachers. The savings that you can get from letting Blair magnet teachers go wouldn't afford the 6 regional programs nor advanced math classes in every HS. [/quote]

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