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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is not the blending, it is the watering down of classes, and the change in philosophy away from homework and rote memorization.
[b]The watering down takes away advanced math opportunities for many.[/b][/quote]

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They have now taken a watered down class, which makes them less able to take advanced classes. 
Algebra 2 is a prerequisite for precalculus and then calculus.  Kids who have taken a watered down algebra 2(and I think even that is being generous given what VMPI has been saying about how this shouldn't be required for high school students to take) will need extra instruction to be able to move on to calculus.
Plus their pre-calculus is also watered down- their chart says a semester course for precalc, and in the video they suggested an applied trig class with precalc.
To get an idea, I took a look at one of the high schools used in the Railside study.  They currently have a calculus class which is running way behind, introducing derivatives topics into February, and barely covering integrals.  They had extra credits of writing essays on your favorite female inventor.[/quote]

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