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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The truth is that the US system, for all of its faults, produces plenty of amazing mathematicians. Are we really going to pretend that you must be from another country to have great math instruction? Plenty of people get the same common core  instruction and are wildly successful.

What separates the US from most of the others, is that our country is founded on giving ALL children the opportunities rather than just the select few. [b]That’s why our special needs services blow most other countries away. [/b]

What concerns me about the new path is that we are veering away from that and saying that only the elite (as determined when a child is 8 or 9) can have access to those opportunities. Then, on top of that, we are defining elite by doing well on one test.

I think that is what is upsetting everyone. For kids not successful- of course they should not continue on the path. But for the kids that are successful- why are we taking this opportunity away?[/quote]
Well, that's quite an accomplishment.
'Nuff said.[/quote]

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