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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Continue with RSM or switch to AoPS. APS middle school math instruction is abysmal.[/quote]

Not our experience at all. I’d drop the supplementing and see how it goes. My kids have gotten good instruction (Gunston), and when they occasional don’t understand something, I go over it with them. [/quote]

What curriculum did your child use at Gunston?

(IXL isn’t a curriculum, btw)[/quote]
APS doesn't use a curriculum.  They do have IXL for practice problems.[/quote]

Well, for geometry they used a physical textbook (I don’t recall the author), but not for pre-algebra & algebra. But it wasn’t/isn’t all IXL.. lots of stuff on paper, too. [/quote]

Math education shouldn’t be a gamble — whether your child’s teacher found good resources from Teachers Pay Teachers (or not)[/quote]

It's like this in Virginia because VA doesn't follow common core. So talk to VA, it's APS's fault[/quote]
That's just an excuse. Curriculum companies are used to customizing for various state standards. APS may not have the buying power alone, but there's no reason it couldn't team up with other local districts to coordinate and have a Virginia version created of an existing curriculum.[/quote]

This is not the role of a school division to go and convince private companies to create statewide curriculum. Go lobby VDOE on this. or better yet, why isn't VA common core?[/quote] Well, that's completely wrong.  School districts are expected to purchase their own curriculum in Virginia. There's not a statewide curriculum. So yes, the school district is expected to speak with curriculum companies to determine what they should purchase.  Sometimes a school district can buy something off the shelf, and sometimes they have to buy something that's customized.  [/quote]

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