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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So if a kid takes 678 in 6th, when do they take calculus?

If it is still 11th, then it is just a relabeling of the old class.[/quote]

Yes, that would put you in Algebra in 7th so Calculus in 11th.[/quote]

Well, assuming every curriculum is developed with the idea of the best prep for calc in 11th, then on some fundamental level they really are all the same.

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Out of 700 APS 7th graders that take Algebra in 7th, only 70 take Calculus in 11th...was something I was told.

The accelerated math plan is shit.[/quote]

You were "told"?  That's a ridiculous stat and cannot be true. [/quote]

It seems reasonable to me. Not many kids get to take a post calculus class in high school. Usually only 1 or 2 multivariable class sections are offered at good high schools.[/quote]

The stat presented was 70 out of 700 kids.  Are you saying that it appears reasonable that only 10 percent of the kids who were on the advanced math track are capable of staying on that track?  Also, some kids take classes like AP Stats in senior year after AP calculus.  If Arlington County's math curriculum is so weak that only 10 percent of the advanced students can stay on track, why would they think cramming three years of math into one year is a good idea?[/quote]

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