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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think they introduced Algebra 1 in 6th grade, to give those kids/ parents who want to be [b]super advanced[/b] in math an option to do so. 
Since they have changed TJ admissions criteria, this may or may not affect TJ admissions. And may not affect college admissions depending on the major selected. 
A student who has competed algebra 1 and geometry with A grade may have an edge over a student who accelerated [b]due to patents  pushing just to brag [/b]that their 6th grader is in algebra 1 and is a math prodigy, but struggled and got B, B- or C. [/quote]
What kind of silly reasoning is that? Do you really think FCPS is making decisions based on parents wanting bragging rights? My student and many of their 6th grade friends are doing enjoying Algebra 1.  It’s not super or advanced advanced, just a solid challenge that keeps them from getting bored in math.[/quote]
That's the thing. I haven't heard a reason behind all of this. Where's the research? Where's the why? It seems like a whim. [/quote]
Real leadership isn’t always about relying on "research", or waiting for a study or a past example to justify every move.  Otherwise you just keep repeating the same old outcomes. What Reed is trying to do is break that pattern that only kids with well-off middle class highly involved parents can succeed in advanced math.  Instead, FCPS wants to show that students from poor families without that background can do just as well, if only they are provided a similar challenging environment in a public school classroom.  [/quote]

That's a whim and a pie in the sky attitude. Throwing these "poor families" into the wind and saying, "Fly! Fly! I know you can do it!" And all at the same time, not listening to teachers. Not listening to parents. [/quote]

Without getting into the lack of academic prerequisites for [b]Algebra in 7th grade[/b] (which I believe was the original impetus for this thread), it seems so inconsistent to treat homework as a [i]barrier[/i] to equity in the early grades and then throw all the kids into an advanced math course that's two years ahead of the standard curriculum.  Historically, working hard and succeeding in school has been key to the upward mobility of lower SES kids.  Why not apply an appropriate qualifier for all the kids?

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