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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone think FCPS just took number of kids applying to TJ who are in Algebra 2 in 8th and worked backwards- so the 500 who will take Alg 1 now in 6th will just be same that would have taken Geometry in summer between 7th and 8th. So end of day, FCPS will declare a math victory, but in reality by 8th grade there will be same number of kids in Alg 2 were before and will be the same kids would have been anyway? [/quote]

I think discouraging Geometry in summer is part of the thinking here, but no way in hell would I have forced that onto my kid (or even permitted it if they had asked, it's not a healthy way for 99.99% of kids to spend time in the summer IMO). So no, I don't think it will be the same number taking Alg 2 in 8th that it would have been. If this program wasn't available we'd just have taken Alg in 7th and Geometry in 8th, which was our expectation as of a couple weeks ago. Keeping an open mind about this program but not 100% sold yet that skipping 7th/8th grade math is going to work. I'd have felt better about it if last year in 5th they had accelerated a bit more and did some of the 7th/8th pre-algebra concepts. Kid said math was a bit slow / not challenging last year, so I think there was definitely some space for that. Hopefully this year's 5th graders and beyond have that opportunity for increased preparation (assuming the Alg in 6th program holds).[/quote]

We're in the same boat. Would never have accelerated over the summer (6 weeks isn't enough I don't think, and we don't do extra enrichment classes). But my kid loves math and is excited about the opportunity. His teacher last year was great at giving him extra work that deepened his thinking, but he would have had space to learn some of the pre-algebra concepts in 5th. I am a little nervous about how much they'll be skipping vs accelerating. We're also at a school offering it virtually and I hate virtual learning - so much digital work isn't great for math even in less-intense environments. Just not sure what we'll do. [/quote]

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