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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some kids are also just not great test takers or may have special needs that make their scores not match their ability. Crazy that thy are placing so much weight in one test.[/quote]

It's one of several factors that help inform and guide this process. [/quote]

No, teacher here. This is a correct statement. A child that does not hit the Map score is not allowed to be considered even if he/she hits all other requirements.

What will be interesting to see is if some schools go around this guideline while others stick with it. My school has stated that it is strict guidance with no wiggle room. [/quote]

NP, which is why parents with an issue with these ¨metrics¨ need to be in touch with the BOE and the central office person, Nikki something mentioned upthread.  I think principals are doing the best they can but this is at the end of a long year for them.  Try to get the nonsensical rule changed.[/quote]

I just wrote the BOE to voice my support for using actual metrics for things like this. I hate it when they let parents insist that their little genius belongs in advanced math when every indications shows they aren't. They end up having to include these students and ultimately causes the course to be dumbed down. It's like there schools where everyone is in advanced math but advanced math is really just regular math so nboody gets advanced math.[/quote]

Just because a parent teaches their kid additional information aboutside of class to be get their child a higher score does not make a kid a genius.  Your missing the point that this test is dependsnt on what the kids have been exposed to and not necessarily their ability to handle the class.[/quote]

Why is genius in this discussion?  Right now, 4/5 and 5/6 are the only way to move a little faster in math.  It´s not huge acceleration.  It should be open to a pretty broad swath of the ES population because there is NO other enrichment.  ¨Here´s an extra worksheet, kid¨"or ¨here are some challenge problems, try them¨ is not enrichment.  In classes of almost 30 kids, what else can you expect the teachers to do.  Putting limits on continuing into 5/6 math is based on the false premise that enrichment is a possibility for the top of the normal math course.  I´m not sure what central office is focused on in promulgating this policy, but it is not the well being of the 4/5 math students who are doing ¨fine.¨  There´s no proof that the fine kids are not going to be prepared for Algebra.  And even if they aren´t. if they are taking it in 7th, there´s plenty of time to take it again.[/quote]

Ya my 10 year old found compacted 5/6 to be a cakewalk. They were mostly bored and felt they didn't really learn much. They haven't had any outside enrichment beyond what they sought out themselves on Khan Academy.  I found them working through quadratics the other week, but this is something they do on their own. I never asked them to do it. I think they just enjoy math and find MCPS to be too slow.[/quote]

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