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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think one emphasis in this memo which no one has mentioned is the critical one:  better teacher training.  It doesn't matter how many kids are in CM if the teachers cannot teach it well. We need better trained math teachers and a program to attract math and other related majors to become teachers.[/quote]

I was struck by the fact that they were talking about Algebra and Algebra 2!  [/quote]

Yes, because Algebra 2 is a hot mess at the moment. The memo mentions Curriculum-At-A-Glance guides have been completed for the secondary courses.  Hopefully they will be published soon, because this is all I can find for the courses my kids happen to be in and both just say under construction for everything beyond November.  Not sure how the course could even be run with out at least the guiding principles worked out but apparently someone has it all written up now.

IM: [url]http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/whiteoakms/departments/math/2015%20IM%20At-a-Glance.pdf
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Alg 2: [url]http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/whiteoakms/departments/math/2015%20Algebra%202%20At-a-Glance.pdf[/url]

Everything I see in the memo directly contradicts compacted math rumors.  The emphasis seems to be allow more access to compacted math allow more access to middle school pathways that bring acceleration.  Re-evalute frequently and make sure no one is being limited arbitrarily.[/quote]

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