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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So does BOE actually care about public sentiment?  Bc it seems from DCUM that they vociferously oppose public and want to do the exact opposit[/quote]

I’m sure it’s tricky.  I remember seeing a slide about responses to the boundary study, and I noted that a much larger share of responses had come from W clusters.  The DCC was much less represented.  While I am sure the BOE is interested in feedback, I’m sure they note that not all perspectives are equally represented.[/quote]

As a DCC family, I know they don’t care about us so why bother.  They will make their decisions and we will make our decisions accordingly.  Worst case for us is we do a private virtual school or go private which we may anyway as we have no choice as one of my kids is struggling to get all the graduation requirements in due to lack of offerings.  [/quote]

All high schools offer classes for graduation. This doesn’t make sense[/quote]

No, they don't.  If your child starts Algebra in 6th they don't have enough math and are missing a year (assuming one year is AP stats).[/quote]

I don’t think any students should be taking Algebra in 6th unless there are very extenuating circumstances like the student already took all the prior courses in a different country or jurisdiction, not just that they have high map scores and took outside prep courses and asked for special permission. It’s not necessary to accelerate in that way even for the brightest 6th graders. [/quote]

There are even students who are super bored at taking algebra at 6th grade. I know kids taking precalculus at Aops at 8th grade after finishing geometry at 6th and algebra 2 at 7th.  They also compete AMC 10 at middle school and qualify for AIME. These kind of kids deserve Blair which has very in depth math and offer linear agelbra and discrete mathematics. Giving them another mediocre regional so called magnet is a disservice. [/quote]

Blair only has 100 slots and at least 800-900 students applying.  Yeah for them for doing AOPS what ever that is but that's not relevant as you still have to take the MCPS classes. Its not about deserving or not, its about all students who are able to have the same opportunities.  Many are not bored in Algebra in 6ths as you have the super high achieving, then the high achieving and many levels in between.  All those kids should get served and at least be given MV.  Linear algebra and discrete math would be a bonus as for kids in 6th they can easily take MV and Linear.[/quote]

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