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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are there any areas in FCPS where a sufficiently gifted/motivated student wouldn't be able to take algebra in 7th and geometry in 8th due to it not being an option? If not, why doesn't TJ require it?[/quote]
When FCPS gatekept 7th grade Algebra I, in theory there could be a gifted/motivated kid who was feeling sick on the day of the IAAT, missed the cutoff by a small margin, and then wasn't allowed to appeal their way into 7th grade algebra at their middle school.  One could argue that it's pretty dumb to sacrifice standards in the hopes of catching one or two unicorns.  At the very least, if the kids in that situation truly are math gifted and had some bad luck, FCPS could have easily required completion of summer geometry after 8th before starting in algebra II at TJ.

[b]Now, it's a moot point since any reasonably bright kid can take Algebra I in 7th.  [/quote][/b]
Seems like a good time to undo the revision and make Geometry in 8th grade required for admission[/quote]

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