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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parents need to be good at Maths and teach their kids themselves.[/quote]

I can get my kids through Algebra I and part of Geometry and Statistics.  I should not have to learn Calculus to teach my kid.  I'm a liberal arts major and last took calc in 1995.  I certainly hope someone who teaches for a living could do better than I could.[/quote]

I think this is exactly the point the VDOE is making. Very, very few people need calculus in their lives.[/quote]
Nobody objects to having new high school pathways for the kids who don't need calculus.  They object to restructuring the math program in a way that makes it very difficult for a child to take calculus and impossible for a child to take any post-calculus classes.  It is possible to give non-math oriented kids new pathways without taking paths away from the STEM kids.  [/quote]

+1. The problem is, this initiative is really 3 different proposals in 1:

A. Create higher level math options in addition to calculus (data science, discrete math, etc.)
B. Get rid of Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, and Precalc classes; chop up and rearrange the content for these classes into new courses.
C. Get rid of any honors, advanced, accelerated, or remedial math options. Put all the kids into classrooms together. The more advanced kids will somehow be exploring topics 'more deeply' which will remove the need for acceleration (so the theory goes) and the kids who are struggling will do better because they will see how the high-achievers learn, and will not feel bad about themselves for being in the 'not smart' class anymore. (Again - that seems to be their theory.)[/quote]

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