Anonymous
01/15/2016 15:47
Subject: What percentage of HGC students go on to the magnet middle programs? Is this listed somewhere?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It used to be all classes were higher at HGC, now it's Humanities. But if in compacted math with a great teacher, your kid is still ahead of most coming out. No more Alg in 6th grade, which is what my older kids got.
I think it's a good thing that 99% of 6th graders don't take Algebra in MS. There are studies that find that Algebra (as it used to be) is not appropriate for young teens/tweens, and if these younger kids are taking Algebra, then it's usually watered down, and that could be why they have a much harder time when they hit HS math.
The ship has sailed on that one, what's called Algebra today is not the same course as what was taught before graphing calculators and this is why it is now taught to younger kids. Making kids wait to make it will not bring that rigor back.
You're blaming MCPS and Curriculum 2. for graphing calculators?
Did I mention 2.0?!? The way Algebra is taught has gone through major changes since the 1990s. There was a movement away from algebraic manipulation to guess and check methods. The thought was kids with weaknesses could still appreciate and learn about the properties of functions by utilizing graphing calculators. If you took algebra before that point, I guarantee you will notice a difference in what is taught today. I can bore you with examples if you like.
Anonymous
01/15/2016 14:37
Subject: What percentage of HGC students go on to the magnet middle programs? Is this listed somewhere?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It used to be all classes were higher at HGC, now it's Humanities. But if in compacted math with a great teacher, your kid is still ahead of most coming out. No more Alg in 6th grade, which is what my older kids got.
I think it's a good thing that 99% of 6th graders don't take Algebra in MS. There are studies that find that Algebra (as it used to be) is not appropriate for young teens/tweens, and if these younger kids are taking Algebra, then it's usually watered down, and that could be why they have a much harder time when they hit HS math.
The ship has sailed on that one, what's called Algebra today is not the same course as what was taught before graphing calculators and this is why it is now taught to younger kids. Making kids wait to make it will not bring that rigor back.
You're blaming MCPS and Curriculum 2. for graphing calculators?