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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It really perplexed me WHY the curriculum is so bad in FCPS ES when most people agree it is pretty good in MS and HS[/quote]

Honestly, because there is a lot more differentiation at the secondary level. No one wants to say it, but it's true. The kids who are below grade level or have behavior problems are put in separate classrooms from the kids who are able to keep up with the material and want to be in class. There is some differentiation at the ES level but it's a different beast. If 10-20% of an elementary class is at least one grade level behind in reading or math, those students anchor the entire group. [/quote]
The important distinction is that in HS you are allowed to take any course you want.  There is no iron curtain like in AAP.[/quote]

Sort of. If you barely passed Algebra I, you aren't taking AP Physics in high school.[/quote]
But why are you assuming that the gen ed kid barely passed Algebra 1?  Go read the threads of kids who got rejected.  WISCs in the 140s.  They will be ok in AP Physics.  Also many gen ed kids are in Advanced Math. [/quote]

I'm not assuming that. Sorry if my post was unclear. If you are passing Algebra I at the secondary level, you are not in the same math class as students who cannot pass the class. In ES, students who are not passing the SOLs are in the same gen ed classes as students who are passing advanced on those tests. There may be math differentiation within the classroom or even pullouts for the advanced kids, but some schools don't start that until 5th grade. This is why a lot of people (including myself) think FCPS is so-so in ES but does MS and HS quite well.[/quote]

+1
LIII and LLIV in 3rd [/quote]

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