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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What I keep hearing is that the powers that be “don’t want to gatekeep rigor” and “parents should be able to decide.”

I have a few theories. The FCPS math office people HATE 6th grade algebra 1 (they aren’t fans of advanced math in elementary in general and already managed to essentially get rid of it for 3rd-4th grade). The terrible rollout and worse eligibility change for next year are so bad I wonder if there’s an element of malicious compliance/self-sabotage.
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Parents deciding is not a bad thing but there need to be guard rails. Kids should meet specific criteria, like a 99th percentile MAP, Passed Advanced on the SOL, 4's in their current math, and being in the 91st percentile or higher on the IAAT. Then let parents decide.

There should also be a rule for when kids return to regular AAP math, like anything below a B+. This is a massive accelration of math. There is no good reason for a kid to have a low B or C in the class. Not when they have a more appropriate level class that they can take that will help them prepare for A1H the next year.

The current system allows parents who are more focused on AAP/accelerated math as status place their kids in classes that they are not ready for. The solution is not to get a tutor for the kid, who now needs extra time outside of school to master math that is three years accelerated. We all know that some of the A's and B's this year are kids getting tutoring because that is better then returning the kid to 6th grade AAP math.

The SOLs this year should be interesting...[/quote]

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