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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]An update: after a meeting with the principal and head counselor where the parents of rising 8th graders made their concerns known, the school made the decision to offer Algebra 2 in person this year. A great outcome and much appreciation for the flexibility and openness KMS showed. It really is a very good school. [/quote]

Great. Kids who really need resources get fewer so that your UMC snowflakes aren't inconvenienced in the slightest by the consequences of your own poor choices. Yay![/quote]

You have such venom for advanced students…why? [/quote]

Shortchanging math does no good and is emblematic of education being about ‘winning’ and not about learning. There is no reason to cram a year’s worth of fundamental math into six weeks. Until there are real immediate consequences for people doing so (as opposed to the later gaps that might not be noticed for years), people will continue to do so.[/quote]

Meh.  You have no evidence that the kid shortchanged math.  Some of the kids in summer geometry already took AoPS Geometry, which is much more comprehensive than FCPS geometry.  
Admit it.  You hate seeing kids accelerate because you're afraid that your kid will look worse in comparison.  Math is one of the few areas where mastery of fundamentals can be objectively measured.  There's no reason for all of the handwringing about 'hyperacceleration' or fundamentals.  The people complaining about math acceleration are just upset to see other kids surpassing their kid.[/quote]

If the kid was really accelerated, they would be on pace to take geometry in 7th and algebra 2 in 8th. This is a kid on a normal track taking summer school and then expecting the school to create a class section to indulge them [/quote]

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