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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Other than the very few kids who are legitimately bored in 7th grade math in 6th grade, why does it matter to so many posters - or maybe just a few posters who are on the thread over and over - that FCPS widen the criteria for Algebra 1 honors in 6th? Is anyone's kid personally impacted? Does anyone really think the sole deciding point for a T10 college is going to be whether your kid was in differential equations in 12th versus linear algebra?[/quote]

[b]In general, I'm just anti-gatekeeping[/b].  I'd rather see the parents and child be able to make informed decisions about the best placement than see the school enact very rigid policies.  I feel the same way about AP classes.  Some districts gatekeep those.  I'm glad that FCPS has open enrollment.  Of course, for open enrollment, the administration, teachers, parents, and kids have to go into it with the understanding that advanced classes will not slow down for struggling kids, and it's the responsibility of the kid and parents to get tutoring if the kid is struggling.  [/quote]

DP.  Everywhere that gatekeeping has ended or been reduced, the effects have not been good.  AP classes have gotten easier (they have slowed down for struggling kids), which may be good for the barely-scraping-by students but isn't good for the good students, who used to be the only ones able to take the classes.  Books have gotten worse as publishers have started buying fan fic and have fired their editors.  Political parties have run amok when they have decided that gatekeeping is no longer their job.  I can't think of any area where getting rid of gatekeeping has been beneficial on a micro or macro level.  [/quote]

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