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[quote=Anonymous]Part of the acceleration push was the fact they it was felt in order to have kids ready for college they had to be at a certain all along the chain so they were pushed grades ahead in math so they could reach geometry by 10th, etc. What was discovered is that while the kids were doing geometry they did not have a strong understanding of the math concepts - yes I'm sure the really gifted children did but the majority of students that were accelerated didn't. Once they reached college they were NOT, in fact, better prepared for college level math. SO now they are trying a new approach to give kids number sense. Personally I'm sure there is a happy middle ground for everyone.- acceleration for kids that have show they can handle it and more depth for everyone. I'm waiting and seeing I think there will be many modificiations as we go to meet the needs of the students. Is this the right answer to teaching? Who knows. But the other way was not working for the vast majority of students so that wasn't really working either. Teacher preparation is also very important. You see it in science being taught, math etc. The teacher's are generalists amd they may be very good at writing and reading and not so strong in math and science. [/quote]

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