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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The biggest issue is that now to keep our kids with their math peers we are forced to participate in the 6th grade algebra 1 experiment.[/quote]
That's an absurd take.  You aren't being "forced" to participate in anything, and your kid doesn't need to be kept with their "math peers."  If you want your kid in 7th grade Algebra, they'll be fine with the "lesser" kids who aren't your kid's "math peers."   :roll:   If other parents want 6th grade Algebra for their kids, and the kids are ready and capable, you don't get to hold other people's kids back to benefit your own kid.

Broadly speaking, this change is a huge positive one.  A 1125 Q is a very high score, and kids at that level are ready, content wise, for Algebra.  Parents are now being given more choices for their kids.  Assuming FCPS can get qualified teachers who won't water down the material, they provide adequate information about the executive functioning level needed to succeed in Algebra in 6th, they provide reasonable off ramps for kids who are struggling, and they increase high school math class offerings, this move is great!  All of those assumptions are a huge snag, and who knows whether FCPS is capable of doing any of that.  Those issues are the problem -- not your desire to hold back other kids so your kid can take Algebra in 7th but still be in the top group.  [/quote]

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