Anonymous
Post 04/07/2015 11:15     Subject: Re:Compacted math question
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

Interesting how it's really different now with 2.0 and they don't allow for acceleration--I wonder if that's here to stay or they'll cycle back. We own a house in MoCo and my husband's job is here so I think we're staying put. Yeah, it sounds like it may be better in HoCo or VA.


They do allow for acceleration. In fact, they explicitly plan for acceleration, starting in fourth grade. They just don't allow for acceleration in K-3.



Actually, some teachers do provide some math acceleration in k-2. It's not pullout services, and can be as simple as some more advanced worksheets and higher math groups, but there is some differentiating going on.
Anonymous
Post 04/07/2015 11:10     Subject: Re:Compacted math question
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are you set on MCPS? In VA, AAP accepts a larger population so all kids are not 3% but they are not wed to this adhering to a basic bottom standard for each grade level that MCPS has embraced. Howard County also does better now with math acceleration than MCPS though VA has TJ.

Your son would have done great in the old MCPS system where a child with mastery and the skills could progress to the appropriate level. My older child received a great math education from MCPS and was never held back. Sadly, 2.0 wiped away the old math program. This is NOT the place to move to for math anymore.


Do you know what percentage in Howard County take 6th grade algebra? MCPS offers many kids 7th grade algebra. If you are looking for 6th grade algebra I think you would have a hard time finding it.


Where I went to school, in a college-town public school system that prided itself on its academics, algebra in 8th grade was the advanced track. That was a while ago, but I just checked, and it still is. Whereas in MCPS, algebra in 8th grade is the grade-level track, and algebra in 7th grade is the advanced track. In other words, the advanced students in MCPS are two years ahead of the grade-level students where I went to school. So I find it hard to get upset about the so-called lack of acceleration in MCPS.


Yup! Most people have no idea what they are talking..
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2015 22:40     Subject: Compacted math question
^^^ This. +1001
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2015 21:05     Subject: Re:Compacted math question
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are you set on MCPS? In VA, AAP accepts a larger population so all kids are not 3% but they are not wed to this adhering to a basic bottom standard for each grade level that MCPS has embraced. Howard County also does better now with math acceleration than MCPS though VA has TJ.

Your son would have done great in the old MCPS system where a child with mastery and the skills could progress to the appropriate level. My older child received a great math education from MCPS and was never held back. Sadly, 2.0 wiped away the old math program. This is NOT the place to move to for math anymore.


Do you know what percentage in Howard County take 6th grade algebra? MCPS offers many kids 7th grade algebra. If you are looking for 6th grade algebra I think you would have a hard time finding it.


Where I went to school, in a college-town public school system that prided itself on its academics, algebra in 8th grade was the advanced track. That was a while ago, but I just checked, and it still is. Whereas in MCPS, algebra in 8th grade is the grade-level track, and algebra in 7th grade is the advanced track. In other words, the advanced students in MCPS are two years ahead of the grade-level students where I went to school. So I find it hard to get upset about the so-called lack of acceleration in MCPS.
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2015 20:47     Subject: Re:Compacted math question
Anonymous wrote:Are you set on MCPS? In VA, AAP accepts a larger population so all kids are not 3% but they are not wed to this adhering to a basic bottom standard for each grade level that MCPS has embraced. Howard County also does better now with math acceleration than MCPS though VA has TJ.

Your son would have done great in the old MCPS system where a child with mastery and the skills could progress to the appropriate level. My older child received a great math education from MCPS and was never held back. Sadly, 2.0 wiped away the old math program. This is NOT the place to move to for math anymore.


Do you know what percentage in Howard County take 6th grade algebra? MCPS offers many kids 7th grade algebra. If you are looking for 6th grade algebra I think you would have a hard time finding it.
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2015 20:18     Subject: Re:Compacted math question
We have a 2nd-grader who is very good at math--brings home ES routinely on all math items, so I assume she'll ultimately end up in compacted math. So while what they're doing K-2 might be overly simple, our child will be on track to take algebra in 7th grade, which seems fine to me.

Anonymous
Post 04/06/2015 19:46     Subject: Compacted math question
My Kindergartener was doing word problems that involved multi-digit addition and subtraction. ( like--bob has 8 pencils, Sam has 6 pencils. How many pencils do Sam and bob have? Martin has 12 pencils. How may more pencils does Martin have than Sam and bob?--or something like that.). I thought it was pretty impressive for K.
And my daughter in third grade not accelerated is doing multi digit multiplication and fairly complicated word problems.
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2015 18:06     Subject: Re:Compacted math question
Anonymous wrote:

Interesting how it's really different now with 2.0 and they don't allow for acceleration--I wonder if that's here to stay or they'll cycle back. We own a house in MoCo and my husband's job is here so I think we're staying put. Yeah, it sounds like it may be better in HoCo or VA.


They do allow for acceleration. In fact, they explicitly plan for acceleration, starting in fourth grade. They just don't allow for acceleration in K-3.

Anonymous
Post 04/06/2015 18:03     Subject: Re:Compacted math question
Anonymous wrote:Are you set on MCPS? In VA, AAP accepts a larger population so all kids are not 3% but they are not wed to this adhering to a basic bottom standard for each grade level that MCPS has embraced. Howard County also does better now with math acceleration than MCPS though VA has TJ.

Your son would have done great in the old MCPS system where a child with mastery and the skills could progress to the appropriate level. My older child received a great math education from MCPS and was never held back. Sadly, 2.0 wiped away the old math program. This is NOT the place to move to for math anymore.


Interesting how it's really different now with 2.0 and they don't allow for acceleration--I wonder if that's here to stay or they'll cycle back. We own a house in MoCo and my husband's job is here so I think we're staying put. Yeah, it sounds like it may be better in HoCo or VA.
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2015 14:56     Subject: Re:Compacted math question
Are you set on MCPS? In VA, AAP accepts a larger population so all kids are not 3% but they are not wed to this adhering to a basic bottom standard for each grade level that MCPS has embraced. Howard County also does better now with math acceleration than MCPS though VA has TJ.

Your son would have done great in the old MCPS system where a child with mastery and the skills could progress to the appropriate level. My older child received a great math education from MCPS and was never held back. Sadly, 2.0 wiped away the old math program. This is NOT the place to move to for math anymore.
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2015 13:50     Subject: Re:Compacted math question
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Nope sorry PP. MCPS is anti-math.


Good grief.

PP, if your son is extra-super-outstanding at math, there is probably no group education that is appropriate for him. If he is just garden-variety good at math, he should be fine at the HGC. The HGC will have plenty of students who are garden-variety good at math.



Man, that's a bummer! (and ridiculous!) DC participates in math competitions and does very well. No place for him in MCPS. Sigh. I see that Takoma Park MS wins most of the math competitions so they must have high level math instruction. We might have to wait.
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2015 10:36     Subject: Re:Compacted math question
Anonymous wrote:We moved here and thought this was supposed to be a great school system. Whoa - we're we wrong when it comes to math. I honestly do not understand how some people can be delusional about the poor quality of the Math curriculum. We've been here for two years and are hoping to move next year. I guess if you're stuck in the area or work for the system, you gotta cling to whatever delusional you need.


What is your personal experience with compacted math at an HGC?
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2015 10:35     Subject: Re:Compacted math question
We moved here and thought this was supposed to be a great school system. Whoa - we're we wrong when it comes to math. I honestly do not understand how some people can be delusional about the poor quality of the Math curriculum. We've been here for two years and are hoping to move next year. I guess if you're stuck in the area or work for the system, you gotta cling to whatever delusional you need.
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2015 10:26     Subject: Re:Compacted math question
Anonymous wrote:Sorry, even garden variety smart kids will not be challenged by MCPS math 2.0. Its incredibly bad. PP - you should look into on-line math programs and just accept that math is not something that this public school system does well at all.


What do you base this statement on?
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2015 10:13     Subject: Re:Compacted math question
Sorry, even garden variety smart kids will not be challenged by MCPS math 2.0. Its incredibly bad. PP - you should look into on-line math programs and just accept that math is not something that this public school system does well at all.