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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a parent who was responding to your ridiculous comment. I also think this pilot is absurd, and if kids are failing it’s bc they’re 11 and have no business taking A1. There are about 30 kids in the entire county who would benefit from this accelerated pace, not 700. [/quote]

I think one reason there was only about 30 kids in the entire county taking A1 mainly due to inconvenience as well.  Previously kids would need to go to a middle school to take the class then come back to elementary school for the rest of school day.  Even if my child is qualified, I would not sign up for it.  But if the program is in the school, we would consider it.[/quote]

The main reason was that most schools were not offering A1H for 6th graders as an option, even if that option was to attend the MS or take it virtually. There were a handful of schools that regularly looked for kids who could benefit from the class and were ready. We are like you, DS would not have taken it by going to the MS or virtually but if there was a class at his school we would have placed him in it. This is the one place where I see the value of the Center. A Center would probably have enough kids ready for Algebra 1 to have an in-person class.

I don’t think that there are 700 kids ready for A1H in the County, never mind these pilot schools, but I think the number is closer to 200, extrapolating on the 30 or so who took A1H each year before this. [/quote]

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