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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Total time may be similar or even greater at MS, but I think the consistency of daily instruction is an advantage. Sure, if we were talking about like 30 mins or less a day maybe there'd be a preference for longer blocks 2-3x per week, but 60-70 minutes daily is preferable to a few days with 90-180 mins.[/quote]

This is wild. We've gone from "this shouldn't be taught in ES" to "it's better and more consistent in MS"[/quote]

Yes i can’t believe people are thinking this is a better option than middle school. Apparently next week is such a short week because of the Election Day and early dismissal that they have pushed the classes to start another week! The fact that parents can’t see how poorly thought out this was is appalling. I guess they would rather hold on to the bragging rights that their child did algebra 1 in sixth grade and is therefore a genius. [/quote]

No one asked for Algebra in every ES every year. What many of us wanted was an understood process to identify kids that might be ready for Algebra 1 in 6th grade so that it could be offered equally across the county and not just at the 20 schools that had identified students. I don’t think anyone thinks the way this has been rolled out is beneficial for anyone. It is typical of FCPS to handle it poorly and miss what people were asking for.

They could have said that students with iReady scores in the 99th percentile and/or pass advanced SOL scores in 4th and 5th grade would be evaluated for readiness for Algebra 1 as 6th graders. That would give parents awareness that they might need to make a choice for 6th grade with some time to think about it.  The school could meet with the potential students after the 3rd quarter of 5th grade to discuss what Algebra 1 would look like. It could be that Center schools would have enough kids to make a class and kids might want to move from a base school to the center school to take the class. Or the class could be offered virtually.

Instead, Reid decided to roll this out just before school started and caught the principals, teachers, and parents totally off guard. It is a mess. [/quote]

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