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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm going to be the Spirit of Christmas Future on this thread. I have a kid who consistently rode the 91st 92nd percentile bands for MAP-M and would have made the cut under old or new rules.

They did fine in Math 4/5. They struggled with some concepts in 5/6 but were very good about seeking teacher support and re-taking assessments, so the grades were always high. Ditto MS math - some struggles but a well-organized and hard-trying kid with good "teacher skills" to get extra help.

For everyone willing to just support their kid through 5/6, let me tell you that the MS and HS math curriculum is no joke, at least for a kid who works hard but is not necessarily gifted at things like abstract reasoning and spatial thinking.

Look down the road. Think about whether you want to be hiring a tutor for 6th grade knowing you'll need to keep that tutor on board through 12th to keep your child on the current "pathway."

For what? To learn Calculus in 11th grade and to still need to take M/V Calculus or AP Statistics in 12th, which no one needs unless they are applying to elite schools as STEM majors?

Play the long game.

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Easy for you to say. Betting your child is one of those who was in the advanced track. The long game is that if your child doesn’t get to calculus by 11th, they will have a hard time getting into science / math driven programs in college - and potentially into college at all. That’s a problem. And no, I don’t want my child to struggle, but if they do the work and succeed, they still get to the same place as the kid who has an easier time. For most of us, success requires hard work.

I wish the county - and my child’s teachers - were more upfront about how MAP dictates your child’s fate and that grades are not a barometer of their path and it happens in elementary school.

Moreover, the lack of transparency [/quote]

Really, folks, write to the Board of Ed if you have issues with this.  There are a lot of kids for whom this sucks, and some/many principals will say ¨My hands are tied¨ if this lives on as District policy.  Protest to the higher forces.  [/quote]

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