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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up in one of the nations producing a large number of highly successful math, science and technology graduates. Since coming to this country for college and graduate school, the majority of my classmates in nearly every class and seminar have been non-native English speakers.

However, aside from a small number of "highly gifted centers" generally starting in high school, schools in my country do not offer any "math acceleration". The difference is that, starting in late elementary school, our "one size fits all curriculum" is quite a bit more advanced than "on grade" curriculum in this country.

Parents and educators in this country like to talk about "gifted" or "above average" kids who need advanced instruction by virtue of their innate giftedness. Educators in my country generally believe that, as long as they are willing to study hard and given enough help by a skilled, dedicated teacher, most students can master material that is considered "highly advanced" here. I don't think either paradigm is 100% correct, but certainly if we look at the demographics in Montgomery County, it makes sense that the majority of these students would be able to perform at a level that is way above average.

So I don't necessarily have a problem with 2.0 in theory, as long as it is really more advanced than the old curriculum. I think what proponents of 2.0 have to fight against with immigrant parents like me is a belief born of experience, that the only way to get a quality math education in this country is by getting into an advanced class, a different class from the majority of American students, the very American students who rarely make it into graduate level math classes. And no, I don't think the majority of students currently taking "advanced math" are more intelligent than the majority of students taking "on grade math". What they have is parents who spend extra time on math at home and teach them not to give up when something is hard.[/quote]

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