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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is not intended as a grand defense of dcps.  But most dcps middle schools do offer at least algebra and a lot of them offer geometry.  Kids do get tracked into those math classes.  That said, a lot of kids start middle school very behind in math, find math challenging, take additional more focused/remedial math classes to help get up to speed, and might end 8th grade with a pre-Algebra 8th grade math class.[/quote]

This is not true.  Majority of DCPS middle schools do not offer geometry at all.  A few offer algebra if that.[/quote]

The majority of DCPS middle schools do not have students who could be prepared for geometry classes at that point.

Let's get real here and accept we are only talking about a small subset of DCPS schools.

But just for example, Stuart Hobson offers both Algebra I and Geometry via their advanced math track. I have been told a small subset of students at Eliot-Hine also do geometry in 8th. I don't know about Jefferson Academy but their website says they will offer Geometry for kids who are ready for it. So for parents on the Hill, the IB schools largely do offer math tracking with advanced options through Geometry. So perhaps the level of angst people are apparently putting on 3rd graders on the Hill regarding the lottery for BASIS and Latin is a bit much? And OP and others are right that talking about this in your home as though S-H or E-H will be some horrible consolation prize if their kids don't get into one of the "good" charters via lottery is a bad idea, and leads to toxic, elitist, self-defeating attitudes in really young kids?[/quote]

Why don’t you tell us if SH actually has a geometry class this year and if so, exactly how many kids are in the class.

Same for EH.[/quote]

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