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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]90% of the MIT, Caltech, and Ivy League kids took Algebra I in 8th grade a generation ago. I don't think this is the issue. I don't know what the criteria is of this US News report. I just think these kids who are at this level should have also done something else to deserve getting in beyond just doing well in classes.[/quote] The math level isn't the issue, specifically. A generation ago, many very talented kids lacked access to Algebra I, even when they were 99th percentile+ kids. Currently in FCPS, no one lacks access. Every kid is given numerous years and paths for AAP or advanced math. They are given all of the tools they should need to qualify for Algebra in 7th, and the bar is not overwhelmingly high. The kids who don't qualify in FCPS simply aren't very good at math. This is doubly true for the LCPS kids taking Algebra in 8th. [/quote]
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