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[quote=Anonymous][quote]It wasn't intended as a digression; it was meant to indicate that my own opinion is that putting 5th graders in Algebra I sounds to me like excessive acceleration in comparison with my own and my husband's math education, which did get us to highly selective colleges and advanced degrees. Are people saying that this 3- to 4-year acceleration from what was done in the past is really necessary to succeed now? What math classes do students take in 11th and 12th grades if they have already mastered high school math by the end of middle school? And have they really mastered it?[/quote]

[quote]The comments about algebra in fifth grade seem relevant to me. I think the poster brings up some good points and questions.[/quote]

Not in the least.  In your worldview and community this may be so.  This observation is relative to what occurred in your community.  This may also explain why children in your community lag behind others in math performance.

As for selective colleges, so what?  What has math to do with this rather are you wealthy, do you come from the "appropriate" pedigree, play squash, lacrosse or crew; did someone in your lineage attend one of these schools?  Is your family a major donor?  These other factors may be more important than what you did in math in elementary school.

Blanket statements without relevant knowledge of another child's actual knowledge base and performance is spewing in the wind.
  
No one is saying subject acceleration is necessary to succeed (if you mean by success attending Harvard -- check out Romney's 5 boys)?

What we are saying is subject acceleration in MCPS may be necessary for some children to allow them to have appropriate challenge if they have already mastered the menu of their "on-grade" peers.  This in not rocket science there are a myriad of examples in arts, music, computer programming and sports.  Is expertise in math any different or special?
 
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