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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tomorrow is the Iowa test, she's dreading it (she thinks it is silly to make students test into Algebra, she suggested making it open enrollment - no, she would opt not to enroll), but will probably ace it.[/quote]

Yes, lots of kids do extremely well on the IAAT. Thankfully the more recently updated and more rigorous Math SOL tends to reduce the number of students that take Algebra in 7th grade.[/quote]

Only if they are prepped in the AAP centers.  [b]Gen Ed does nothing to prepare students for the IAAT.[/b]  In fact, IMO, they seem to "dumb" down their curriculum so students are not successful on this test.[/quote]

AAP classes do not "prep" for the IAAT either.  It's a timed test and students have practice on timed exercises, but that's about it.

All students (meaning those not in AAP Centers) have access to advanced mathematics, too.[/quote]

Advanced Mathematics, Gen Ed parent here.  Child in Advanced Mathematics since 2nd grade.  6th grade advanced mathematics gave absolutely no timed test.  Very little algebra review.  The curriculum and preparation is clearly not the same as the AAP center kids receive.  This is a failure FCPS needs to correct.  Advanced 6th grade mathematics (or 7th grade level math) should be the same across all FCPS advanced 6th grade mathematics.  Even one 10 minute timed test prior to the IAAT would have made the difference for my child.  Kids of this age, typically, are not used to timed testing.  Unless they are in the AAP center of course.[/quote]

I would ask your child's math teacher which of the following was used in class:

[b]Mathematics Competitions/Challenges [/b]
Math Counts  
Continental Math League 
Math Olympiads 
Virginia Mathematics League

http://www.fcps.edu/is/aap/pdfs/famework/Grade6.pdf

I am going to guess Continental Math League was used.  It is used as early as 2nd grade:

http://www.fcps.edu/is/aap/pdfs/famework/Grade2.pdf

Perhaps you are simply not aware of what the teacher used in the classroom.[/quote]

None of the above.  Perhaps you shouldn't be so quick to think you "know it all".  It is a FCPS failure in the Gen Ed. schools advanced mathematics program.[/quote]

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