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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here from back to school night. I do think the curriculum has changed (teacher said new math curriculum). She explained it that is taking things a step further, ie extensions. For example gen Ed does place value to the hundreds while AAP does place value to the thousands. All math tests are the same for Gen Ed and aap. This sounds distinctly different than what I was told last spring, that AAP would  be accelerated at third grade math and half of fourth grade math.

Between this and the language arts curriculum changes- which sounded like extensions for aap would be available to do at home at the end of each unit- I am very underwhelmed. [/quote]

FCPS believes they are advancing equity by lowering the bar and by diminishing the AAP program.[/quote]

I doubt this will serve the kids well when they get out of the FCPS bubble and encounter students who have been taught to their ability/challenged in math.  Only the ones whose parents devote the time and/or money will be prepared to compete in college and in the job market.   It's better to include differentiated instruction in public school for the kids who can handle it than to only allow it where parents have the resources to make it happen. That seems the antithesis of equity. [/quote]
Europe and Asian countries have tests for tracking in ES which limit the number of kids taking accelerated math.

There have been schools in FCPSs that don’t start Advanced Math until 5th grade and plenty of those kids end up in Algebra 1 H in 7th grade.  [/quote] FCPS also has tests for tracking which limits the number of kids taking accelerated math. And trying to cover all of prealgebra in 5th and 6th is more stressful and less effective than spreading those essential concepts over more years. The kids testing into algebra 1 in 7th nonetheless likely had outside enrichment.[/quote]

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