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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread started off well for once and then it went off the rails of course

Let's bring it back to sanity

Go all the way to college.  Almost every college highly recommends not skipping more than one sequential college level math course this is especially true for a STEM major.

One course of Calculus in high school is plenty there is 0 reason to accelerate further.

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OK but I would counter that there is zero reason to hold back a kid who is truly ready for algebra since it is an option, and isn’t really “skipping” math content. [/quote]

As long as it's limited to the truly exceptional less than 1% of the county.  Then its geometry in 8th and then these folks should be the only ones going to TJ.  TJ has the resources to finish out the math sequence instead of relying on base schools. [/quote]

That's really dumb.  Kids do not need to be "truly exceptional" to be ready for Algebra in 7th.  Likewise, the kids who are exceptional often thrive with even more accelerated paths.  I know of at least 3 "truly exceptional" kids who either will take or have taken Calculus in 8th grade.  The main criterion for taking Algebra should be readiness for Algebra - not age or grade level.   A 99.9th+ percentile kid in 5th grade is most likely more ready for Algebra than an above average 8th grader.

The thing I will grant you is that FCPS uses exams that are not very predictive of readiness for Algebra and have too low of a threshold for qualifying.  They should instead use a fairly rigorous test that shows that kids have truly mastered all of the pre-Algebra content before letting them take Algebra.

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Why? I mean wouldn't.a hunger games competition among students for limited resources be a great TV show?[/quote]

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