Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

What was the summer program like? That is my question. Was it worth it? Did you child feel like they learned enough to go on to the next level? The day is 4 hours. What happened in the four hours? what was the homework quantity and quality? did they have quizzes and tests?

Want to add: I have read on here in passing that some parents wished their kid didn't participate in the summer math because they missed critical info. I do not care what DC decides but want to share details so the decision is informed. Make sense?

The summer program is too new for anyone to know whether the material will be sufficiently retained when the kids see it again on the SAT five years from now. Will they remember the stuff they learned on that beautiful summer morning when they were 12 and wanted to go to the pool? Maybe. But it will probably be fine if you plan to do SAT prep anyway.

The DCPS pool in our neighborhood does not open that early. It is a great way for do something in the morning before the pool opens!
I am not sure what neighborhood you are referring to that has a pool that opens earlier and feeds into Deal?

I think it serves an interest. If someone is interested in taking more mathematics, let them go. In my opinion, the choice from the OP seems to be in the hands of the child and not the parent.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like a great idea.

If only they did this also during the actual school year.

Your post makes no sense. They do teach math during the year.

I think the point is why should kids be accelerated over the summer? What purpose does it serve? Is it a way to keep hyper competitive parents in DCPS vs going to the suburbs?

Why not? Some people are good at math and are happy to do more. It serves the purpose of being prepared for more advanced courses in high school and a shot at a good college program. That seems like a good thing to me. What do you think?

I don't think acceleration over the summer serves any purpose. Taking Algebra earlier than 7th grade makes absolutely no sense in my view. That sequence sets you up for taking a class beyond Calculus in high school which is plenty for non-STEM majors and for actual STEM majors the recommendation is almost always to take the real college level Calculus class to ensure a solid foundation and not skip ahead in the math sequence.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is there a window during which they offer this? My ds interested but we are also trying to make summer plans.

You have to test in. It is based on recent assessments.

But when do they let the families know the results?

They sent email earlier this week.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is there a window during which they offer this? My ds interested but we are also trying to make summer plans.

You have to test in. It is based on recent assessments.

But when do they let the families know the results?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like a great idea.

If only they did this also during the actual school year.

Your post makes no sense. They do teach math during the year.

Your thinking skills are very poor. Yes, they teach math: no, they don't accelerate or differenciate during the year.

They do. Far more than private schools!

Where?

In DCPS, as a policy, they don't.

My son is in 6th grade but taking 7th grade math this school year. We moved from a private school to Deal because they would accelerate math more than the school we were at for MS. Neither private nor public accelerate ELA to my liking but we aren't moving.

Anonymous wrote:Is there a window during which they offer this? My ds interested but we are also trying to make summer plans.

You have to test in. It is based on recent assessments.

Anonymous wrote:

What was the summer program like? That is my question. Was it worth it? Did you child feel like they learned enough to go on to the next level? The day is 4 hours. What happened in the four hours? what was the homework quantity and quality? did they have quizzes and tests?

Want to add: I have read on here in passing that some parents wished their kid didn't participate in the summer math because they missed critical info. I do not care what DC decides but want to share details so the decision is informed. Make sense?

The summer program is too new for anyone to know whether the material will be sufficiently retained when the kids see it again on the SAT five years from now. Will they remember the stuff they learned on that beautiful summer morning when they were 12 and wanted to go to the pool? Maybe. But it will probably be fine if you plan to do SAT prep anyway.

Is there a window during which they offer this? My ds interested but we are also trying to make summer plans.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like a great idea.

If only they did this also during the actual school year.

Your post makes no sense. They do teach math during the year.

Your thinking skills are very poor. Yes, they teach math: no, they don't accelerate or differenciate during the year.

They do. Far more than private schools!

Where?

In DCPS, as a policy, they don't.

You don't know what you are talking about.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like a great idea.

If only they did this also during the actual school year.

Your post makes no sense. They do teach math during the year.

Your thinking skills are very poor. Yes, they teach math: no, they don't accelerate or differenciate during the year.

They do. Far more than private schools!

Where?

In DCPS, as a policy, they don't.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like a great idea.

If only they did this also during the actual school year.

Your post makes no sense. They do teach math during the year.

I think the point is why should kids be accelerated over the summer? What purpose does it serve? Is it a way to keep hyper competitive parents in DCPS vs going to the suburbs?

Why not? Some people are good at math and are happy to do more. It serves the purpose of being prepared for more advanced courses in high school and a shot at a good college program. That seems like a good thing to me. What do you think?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like a great idea.

If only they did this also during the actual school year.

Your post makes no sense. They do teach math during the year.

Your thinking skills are very poor. Yes, they teach math: no, they don't accelerate or differenciate during the year.

They do. Far more than private schools!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like a great idea.

If only they did this also during the actual school year.

Your post makes no sense. They do teach math during the year.

I think the point is why should kids be accelerated over the summer? What purpose does it serve? Is it a way to keep hyper competitive parents in DCPS vs going to the suburbs?

Maybe? I think there are some kids who do learn faster than others. Yes, there are many, many highly annoying and hyper competitive parents in this area. I also think DCPS needs to offer a variety of remedial and accelerated options for students. They have a lot of students with a wide variety of abilities. Why not accommodate all? Honestly, I wish they offered more acceleration in ELA.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like a great idea.

If only they did this also during the actual school year.

Your post makes no sense. They do teach math during the year.

Your thinking skills are very poor. Yes, they teach math: no, they don't accelerate or differenciate during the year.