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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]VMPI is disastrous for public schools. It’s a very good thing that he is getting rid of it.

To the pp that was lamenting about just buying in a good school district and now going to have to look at private. You should send him an email to thank him. He just saved your good public school.

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Why - because blending algebra & geometry and adding data science was really that terrible?

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No, because they wanted to put all kids in the same math class until 10th or 11th grade. I hate Youngkin and did not vote for him but I'm glad this is gone. [/quote]

That idea that was loosely floated (not even on infographic) around a year ago was squashed several months ago. Stop spreading disinformation. 
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It was actually in the initial proposal as was equity as the #1 goal (not math education), then it was quickly walked back and equity was put further down the list of goals. They were waiting until after the election until releasing the final version. It truly was like a "you have to pass it to find out what's in it". Didn't vote for him, but know a lot of Asian people who did solely for this issue.[/quote]

You have a problem with VDOE making sure that Virginia's math curriculum isn't leaving certain students behind or unprepared to hold a job?[/quote]

Of course not. But let’s not leave them behind by devoting resources to help them catch up and be their very best, not by holding advanced kids back. [/quote]

VMPI would not do that.  This was clarified a long time ago, you just don't want to acknowledge it because it guts your best argument against VMPI.[/quote]

People still “concerned” about advanced math are either not paying attention or have ulterior motives. 
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Yes, my ulterior motive was making sure my son could get into Algebra early before that opportunity was taken away from him. [/quote]

LCPS changes weren’t driven by VMPI. You’re blaming VDOE for a decision LCPS made.

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I’m the previous poster you are responding to. I don’t live in Loudoun County—I live in Arlington. [/quote]

When did Arlington take away the ability to take accelerate algebra?  My seventh grader is taking it now, which from everything I’ve seen is the earliest you could take it in any of the APS math pathways.[/quote]

They didn’t take away the option, but they greatly (& quietly) increased the Math Inventory score needed in 6th grade (which was virtual & had asynchronous Mondays last year) to qualify for alegrara in 7th. At my kid’s APS middle school, there is no 7th grade alegra class this year. There are a few 7th graders taking  algebra in an 8th grade class. [/quote]

APS used to offer Algebra in 6th grade (3 grade levels ahead) but then stopped a few years ago. Right now, kids can take it in 7th (2 grade levels ahead), 8th (1 grade level ahead), or 9th (default path).

And now they are increasing the criteria for kids to take Algebra and/or Intensified option. They are [u]raising[/u] the bar on advanced math, not lowering it.

They have made these changes for academic reasons - they were seeing less-than-great results with no practical benefit. That's how they explained it when they stopped offering Algebra in 6th. 
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