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[quote=Anonymous]AAP 6th grade math teacher here. About 1/2 my class will be taking Algebra 1 next year. I knew in October who these kids would most likely be and offered Algebra 1 extensions. The other 1/2 of my class are good students and decent in math but there are major differences. My  kids who tested into Algebra for next year are retaining information from previous years and units. The other half forget concepts from 4th, 5th , 6th grade math and need constant spiraling and review. The higher kids take advantage of enrichment opportunities and want to do math for fun. With all that being said, I consistently have 100 percent pass rate on the SOL.

I think the way things are set up now is appropriate. Algebra in 7th for some. Most in 8th. A small amount in 6th. The need is not there to pilot at ES. I against the push for all to take Algebra in 8th too. Every kid in FCPS is not going into college and will need higher level math. Even going into college, it depends on what you major in. I loved math and was strong in it,  but my undergrad degree was humanities based and my minor was business. I took one Gen Ed math course and two accounting courses and that was it in college.

In our Gen Ed 6th grade classes, we gave kids who cannot compute. Even in my advanced math class, I have kids who struggle with operations. I also feel with open honors classes, parents aren’t always honest with their kids abilities. We have kids who fail the SOLS sign up for honors classes.

I am all for offering kids challenges, but there should still be requirements.

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