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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does elimination of math pathways have anything to do with the common core?  Or did they happen coincidentally?  Does the common core curriculum a priori mandate the elimination of pathways within the common core for the ready and able?

The point: the national common core initiative has absolutely nothing to do with MCPS "discomfort" with the changing complexion (demographics) of their HGC and magnet programs.  A similar "discomfort" (NOVA-AAP, TJ) is occuring across the Potomac with FCPS.  The traditional and establishment leadership at MCPS and FCPS is "tweaking" their system to "shrink this gap".[/quote]

As far as I know, the elimination of Math Pathways has to do with MCPS math teachers telling MCPS that Math Pathways was overaccelerating children.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/04/AR2010110407825.html

And about the MCPS "discomfort" with the "changing complexion (demographics)" etc. etc. -- what do you mean, exactly? MCPS is changing their policies about admissions to HGC and magnet programs to reduce the proportion of Asian-Americans in these programs? What evidence do you have for this?[/quote]

So far PP has no evidence.  [/quote]

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