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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm guess all of these my kid did great in college admissions with 9th grade Algebra cheerleaders did not have kids on a STEM path?  Because I am very doubtful that an Ivy (or any top 30 college) wants a 9th grade Algebra student, who never got above Pre-Calc in Engineering, math, physics, computer science, etc.

Another thing I don't get.  If my kid gets a 5 on the AP BC Calculus exam his junior year and hits the high 700s on the math SAT, then takes college level multivariable/ matrix algebra his senior year (check, check, check) at a strong FCPS high school, what makes his As in math worth less than a B- in math from a top private?  Seems like he mastered the material your 9th grade Algebra student did-- plus three additional years worth of material. [/quote]

How do the SATs compare between the top privates and the top publics (including TJ) in this area?

And to the fcps teacher at the "top" high school whose kids are in a "top" private, are you saying you and your fellow math teachers are substandard?[/quote]

Yes, many are absolutely substandard. We are also limited by a number of issues that private school teachers are not (class size, state standards, testing, administration, fellow teachers, countless IEPs, etc).[/quote]

It's disappointing FCPS kids have to deal with substandard teachers like you. I guess it's just a paycheck for you. [/quote]

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