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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Somewhere I saw EOY but it would make mor sense to be holistic.

Keep in mind with the SOL - kids in APS will take the math 5 SOL and then in 6th grade pre-algebra take the math 8 SOL. It isn’t like that in AAP FCPS. Somehow someone needs to ensure that kids really do cover the topics of math 6 and 7. I think the approach in APS is really odd - why not accelerate earlier?[/quote]
APS waits until 6th grade to accelerate for equity reasons, so that kids who take more time to develop their skills are not precluded from acceleration. But, as you note, it leads to a much sharper ramp-up in content than in FCPS, which makes acceleration more challenging for APS kids. [/quote]

It’s really illogical. What APS is doing just means that only kids who are getting outside acceleration/parent help/tutoring make the cut-off because teachers are banned from introducing any concepts that are above grade level. There aren’t that many math geniuses who just “get” it, so the kids in the highest track are exclusively those who already have all the advantages. If they just started introducing accelerated material earlier, they’d cast a wider net and catch a more diverse group. [/quote]
Yes, agree. The one exception might be ELL kids who achieve English proficiency later. 
FCPS's approach of starting early and ramping up more gradually lets kids accelerate at school. APS's program of delayed acceleration and sharp ramp up is best suited for kids who are already accelerated.[/quote]

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