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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]at our school’s AAP, it looks like fifth grade math is taught again to sixth graders - ratio, percentage, order of operation and basic algebra. It would be better if qualified and ready 6th graders at ALL ES schools would be permitted to take Algebra 1 and not just Haycock.[/quote]
I suspect Haycock gets a nod/pass from gatehouse because they have large numbers of kids who might be ready or fine with taking it in 6th. Reasons for this are: The level of parental involvement with math is extremely high for that cohort, likely due to prepping for TJ, but also self selection into that pyramid (parents moving into the area hear that Haycock/Longfellow historically is extremely strong in math, so they move there if they can afford it). The Mathcounts metrics confirm that Haycock as an elementary school does really well at Mathcounts and historically has set a large pipeline of students to continue to excel in Mathcounts at Longfellow, etc. They also have a very vocal PTA from what I've heard, so they will obviously push the school/FCPS to get whatever they need to feed this cohort. It probably also doesn't hurt that logistically Haycock is located next to Longfellow, so they can just walk there in 2 mins if they need to take Alg1 or another math course.

But most elementary schools don't have all this setup, so they will not be able to get Alg1 6th grade classes.[/quote]

It's a shame that equally qualified kids are robbed of the opportunity for an appropriately challenging education just because they go to the wrong school.[/quote]

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