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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DP. Either you are unaware of what is actually happening at FCPS when it comes to math instruction or deliberately obtuse.

[b]If you are not providing enrichment outside of the school, your student will have substantial gaps in their math foundation[/b]. There are exceptionally good teachers out there, but in a majority of cases, math material is not adequately covered. Fast forwarding those who are ready for Algebra I in 6th or 7th grade changes nothing in that sense.

If you feel that your child is not ready, then, by all means, opt out. Those who are opting in have been paying close attention to the instruction and making sure there are no gaps for years now.

FCPS has been watering down math due to the lack of proper instruction for years. For those students who thrived either through natural aptitude or outside enrichment despite of the lower expectations, this is a great move. They don’t need to be held back to play catch up with foundational skills that should have been taught early on.

The issue is with the way too slow and superficial math instruction in the earlier grades (no, showing a YouTube video and easy tests do not cut it for teaching math basics). If this is the way FCPS is going to remedy it all, I am all for it. They just need to keep going to increased expectations all the way to K. Then by 6th, you might get shocked with how many more kids will be ready for Algebra I in 6th. [/quote]

Ok, so what you’re actually saying is that the students who are ready in 6th are receiving enrichment outside of school. Bc you were trying to argue that you know many who are ready w/o it, which is not the case. [/quote]

I am the PP you responded to, but I think you are also responding to someone else who claimed there are many students who did not have any outside enrichment and are now ready for Algebra I. I am not the same poster.

From my small sample size, I don’t know a single family, AAP or not, that does not do at least some sort of math enrichment. Extent varies, depending on the aptitude and interests of a child. Regardless of the aptitude and at the very minimum, most families provide extra worksheets. The need for this is generic across all grades, AAP or not.

If your child is not ready, that is perfectly fine. My children have very different abilities. I would never push them into an area of weakness or try to accelerate too much if they need a little bit more time to gain stronger foundational skills. If someone opted them in into a program that is too accelerated, I would be appreciative and then politely decline.

Having to make two clicks to opt out should not cause you to be outraged.[/quote]

Did I say I was outraged? I’m not. I do, however, think FCPS is failing our students by pushing this so widely. There has always been a path to take A1H in 6th for the kids who “need it” and qualify. It’s reckless to remove all qualifying requirements.

My child is math inclined, scores 99% on MAP and abilities testing, and is fully capable and deemed “ready” to take it by FCPS standards, but I won’t allow it in 6th, because there are major gaps in the foundational knowledge with this jump and I see this is a race to nowhere.  [/quote]

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