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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can't be mad at kids or parents for utilizing a path that FCPS has made available.  IMO, it would be much better if FCPS expanded pathways for kids to take Algebra in 6th, providing that the kid truly is ready.  [/quote]

I am not mad with the parents. I do think that the parents are responsible for understanding what the next class looks like before they enroll their kid in an accelrated class that is not within the normal pacing. There are not enough students to have a complete Algebra 2 class and the online class was offered. Now schedules at the MS have been disrupted to appease the parents who choose to accelerate their kids in a non-standard path. That annoys me.

Teachers and Admin are stretched thin, mucking with Teachers schedules and prep time because 8 parents decided that their kid had to take a year long class in a 5 week period so they could be ahead in math is unreasonable. I only hope that a Teacher didn't loose a planning period or that other kids are not being added to a large section of Geometry or Algebra to make space in the schedule for Algebra 2. 
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You're taking this really personally and directing your ire at the wrong people.  The MS *chose* to change the schedule to provide an in-person algebra II option.  They could have just as easily decided to force the kids to either do the online class or take classes at the local high school.  Since they apparently offered Algebra II in person last year, it's likely that the teacher from last year wanted to teach it again or the school generally wants to provide the class.  They likely want to be seen as on par with Carson and Longfellow.  If you dislike the schedule changes, then you should be upset with the people who have control over the scheduling.  Whiny parents don't really have that much power.[/quote]

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