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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Per my ds, more 7th graders than 8th graders seem to get 600s. In his algebra class there were 2 600s, both 7th graders. In his friend’s  class there were 3 600s, also all 7th graders. [/quote]

Presumably that’s because if you’re in algebra in 7th you’ve been shown to have an aptitude for math. If you’re in algebra in 8th you’re just average . [/quote]This is a bunch of hogwash. If you are in Algebra in 7th then you have been already taught things a year ago and have had some exposure to more concepts because you were one year accelerated and many have also been supplemented by RSM, AOPS, Kumon, and Mathnasium.  While kids taking Algebra in 8th have not been exposed to as many concepts and are working to double up on many concepts as a catchup.  But, your over generalization about math aptitude is completely unfounded. [/quote]

Exactly.  A whole bunch of parents accelerate their kids regardless just because they want to nudge them into certain careers/schools.  It's hardly a revelation. The entire school system here is all about "parent olympics" and who is pushing their kids from earlier age to do more things. There would not be tutoring centers of every kind in literally every other strip mall in NOVA otherwise, and this doesn't even cover private tutoring which is rampant in Fairfax country schools.   :lol:  People who move from other school systems or metro areas and aren't familiar with this are struggling because they don't know how to play the game or do not have resources to play it.

Of course, schools themselves do absolutely nothing to help kids, because everything is parent driven.  But then it reflects poorly on schools when many kids get C-D averages, so SOL is supposed to showcase "proficiency" across the board to make up for the failure of this "tiger parent driven" school system to actually teach kids whose parents cannot teach them ahead, don't have resources for tutoring or time to be their kid's personal assistant[/quote]

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