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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Will math classes be next? No allowing for tracked classes? That is happening in FCPS. [/quote]

This is NOT going to happen...Deal (Wilson's largest feeder) has 8th graders in 4 different levels of math.

I'm amazed that everyone catastrophizes every announcement without looking at the intent and potential.  Maybe this will actually help with equity?  And if you have a child at Wilson and are concerned about this, maybe you should call the school and ask for more details and what you can do to ensure the change leads to a successful outcome for all students?  Maybe the PTA could use some extra resources to support kids who will be in these classes?

Structural racism exists because when there are efforts made to change the system, those that benefit from the existing system refuse to look beyond themselves...[/quote]

So you are okay with it for subjects other than math? Why the distinction?

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I am okay with the proposal that has been put out there - it's an attempt to see whether Wilson can move the ball forward vis-a-vis equity.  The math analogy doesn't make sense given the feeder school's pre-existing tracking.    If all of Wilson's feeder school's stop tracking math, there may be legit concerns that Wilson is going to stop tracking math (though the parallel case would be that all middle schoolers would be accelerated to  start taking Algebra II by 9th grade, since that's the typical accelerated track).[/quote]

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