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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Detracking was never on the infographic. But calculus always was.

APS slowed down acceleration a few years ago - before VMPI. It was a decision made by math department because they weren’t happy with outcomes. Too many kids pushed into algebra too early for no significant benefit. It was an educational decision, not political.
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+1.  People here seem to treat Algebra in sixth grade and calculus in high school as in they are ends into themselves rather than stepping stones to further learning.  It is not helpful at all for a kid to take calculus in high school if they don’t learn the material because they didn’t come into it with and adequate foundation.  VMPI is intended in part to make sure that foundation exists before kids take calculus rather than getting them to calculus in high school at any cost.  It is also designed to provide a productive and useful path for those kids who are not going to take calculus for whatever reason.  None of that was going to prohibit school systems from offering calculus in high school for those who are prepared for it.[/quote]

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