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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Still waiting for details on the percent of the 7th grade algebra cohort that drops down to a lower track after reaching algebra II.....

If the argument is that FCPS shouldn't be encouraging 6th grade Algebra, because the 7th grade algebra cohort was already struggling, then there should be more details or data.[/quote]

Until this year there were less then 30 kids taking Algebra 1 before 7th grade, the sample size is low. There were  few hundred who took Geometry in the summer to accelerate.

I don’t think that I have seen any data on kids grades in pretty much any class, never mind poor grades. FCPS doesn’t release that info. All we have to go on is anecdotal cases reported by teachers on this board. And there are Teachers posting that they have kids in A2H in 9th and 10th grade that are struggling who had B’s and C’s in A1H and Geometry. That tells us that there are 6th grade A1H kids, Summer Geometry kids, and 7th grade A1H kids who are not earning A’s in A1H and Geometry. You can argue that a B is a fine grade, and I do think a B is a fine grade, but maybe it is less of a fine grade when you have accelerated a kid by a year or 2 and they are earning a B. And those B’s in A1H and Geometry, or worse, are turning into lower grades in A2H because the kids don’t understand the earlier math.

I know my sons friends who took A1H in 7th grade and are in Geometry and are working hard to earn Bs. They are smart kids and they are putting in a lot of effort. The classes are challenging for them. Would they have been better off taking math 7H in 7th grade and then A1H? Probably. Their parents choose A1H and choose Geometry Honors and will probably choose A2H next year. The ones I know with Bs don’t love math, I am not sure why they took this math. It is not easy for them and they don’t enjoy the class but it was available and they meet the standards, so they took it.

Not my kid, not my call. My kid loves math and has had an easy time in A1H and GeoH. I suspect A2H is not going to be an issue. They compete in math competitions and enjoy math. Interesting, his friends that accelerated in math are not taking any APs in Freshman year of HS, that is seen as a leap by their parents. So accelerating in Social Studies and Computer Science is too much. Maybe the AP in front feels different then accelerating math by a year, who knows. I just find it interesting that they willing o accelerate in math but see similar paths forward in classes their kids find easier as not doable.[/quote]

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