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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You are absolutely right, but they are doing the right thing now. Most AAP students are ready for Algebra I in 6th, but it is a good option to be able to opt out if there are any concerns.[/quote]

This is insane. The AAP curriculum is 1 year ahead. A student being instructed by FCPS in math in an AAP class who hasn't been taught the whole curriculum by Kumon or Chinese Saturday school is not ready for Algebra 1 in 6th grade. In 6th grade, they learn 7th grade math. Some are then ready for Algebra 1 in 7th, some are not. [/quote]

Agree. The only kids ready for algebra 1 in 6th are those whose parents have been sending them to enrichment after school and on wknds to learn it. The math-inclined kids who are strictly following FCPS curriculum are not ready and absolutely will have learning gaps. [/quote]

So confidently stated and so wrong. There are kids who are ready without enrichment classes. Maybe not the majority but many, including kids I know well.[/quote]

How do you have any idea whether these kids you “know well” will or will not have learning gaps down the road? FCPS is skipping an entire year of curriculum and hasn’t bothered to adjust the AAP math curriculum in 5th to cover what they’re now skipping in 6th to take algebra 1. [/quote]

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