Anonymous
Post 07/26/2025 15:17     Subject: Re:Institutional Neglect and Discrimination
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:just let people test into classes

problems olved


This is what they should do for all core academic classes, but the optics would be terrible.


Education in FCPS is terrible. Go up north and you will see great school systems that still care about educating children and hiring strong teachers. They also want their teachers teaching not sitting in countless meetings like FCPS. Check out NJ or Mass schools-they are all small districts so not this huge unhealthy corporate model we have in FCPS. This is why people say FCPS is FCPS.....because it's all the same nonsense just a different zip code.
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2025 16:00     Subject: Institutional Neglect and Discrimination
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Seriously wondering, I read alot of similar kind of tones in here. If China teach AP chemistry in 5th grade why the heck you have to move here and complain and whining about how bad education in here, and to add you still play a racism victim.
If education is so great in China I would just stay there.

I give you a tip : When you migrate, you adapt.


I'd look at it a different way, why are our classes so far behind.?


So far behind by what standard? That is why if China standard is so high why do they migrate here?



And, are they problem solving engineers or just well trained?


Chinese math is very much focused on problem solving. It's inline with art of problem solving, Russian academy of math etc.

China has plenty of problems but math education isn't one of them
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2025 12:28     Subject: Institutional Neglect and Discrimination
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Seriously wondering, I read alot of similar kind of tones in here. If China teach AP chemistry in 5th grade why the heck you have to move here and complain and whining about how bad education in here, and to add you still play a racism victim.
If education is so great in China I would just stay there.

I give you a tip : When you migrate, you adapt.


I'd look at it a different way, why are our classes so far behind.?


So far behind by what standard? That is why if China standard is so high why do they migrate here?



And, are they problem solving engineers or just well trained?


Maybe this answers the question?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMHCyzTP4oE
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 15:41     Subject: Institutional Neglect and Discrimination
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Seriously wondering, I read alot of similar kind of tones in here. If China teach AP chemistry in 5th grade why the heck you have to move here and complain and whining about how bad education in here, and to add you still play a racism victim.
If education is so great in China I would just stay there.

I give you a tip : When you migrate, you adapt.


I'd look at it a different way, why are our classes so far behind.?


So far behind by what standard? That is why if China standard is so high why do they migrate here?



And, are they problem solving engineers or just well trained?
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 15:31     Subject: Institutional Neglect and Discrimination
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Seriously wondering, I read alot of similar kind of tones in here. If China teach AP chemistry in 5th grade why the heck you have to move here and complain and whining about how bad education in here, and to add you still play a racism victim.
If education is so great in China I would just stay there.

I give you a tip : When you migrate, you adapt.


I'd look at it a different way, why are our classes so far behind.?


So far behind by what standard? That is why if China standard is so high why do they migrate here?
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 09:21     Subject: Institutional Neglect and Discrimination
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Seriously wondering, I read alot of similar kind of tones in here. If China teach AP chemistry in 5th grade why the heck you have to move here and complain and whining about how bad education in here, and to add you still play a racism victim.
If education is so great in China I would just stay there.

I give you a tip : When you migrate, you adapt.


I'd look at it a different way, why are our classes so far behind.?


If OP is seriously upset, has she asked for the school to give the student the final exam for the class--to see if he can test out?

I bet she might be surprised at the results.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 09:20     Subject: Institutional Neglect and Discrimination
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Seriously wondering, I read alot of similar kind of tones in here. If China teach AP chemistry in 5th grade why the heck you have to move here and complain and whining about how bad education in here, and to add you still play a racism victim.
If education is so great in China I would just stay there.

I give you a tip : When you migrate, you adapt.


I'd look at it a different way, why are our classes so far behind.?
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 08:39     Subject: Institutional Neglect and Discrimination
Anonymous wrote:Seriously wondering, I read alot of similar kind of tones in here. If China teach AP chemistry in 5th grade why the heck you have to move here and complain and whining about how bad education in here, and to add you still play a racism victim.
If education is so great in China I would just stay there.

I give you a tip : When you migrate, you adapt.


I'd look at it a different way, why are our classes so far behind.?
Anonymous
Post 07/21/2025 22:13     Subject: Institutional Neglect and Discrimination
Seriously wondering, I read alot of similar kind of tones in here. If China teach AP chemistry in 5th grade why the heck you have to move here and complain and whining about how bad education in here, and to add you still play a racism victim.
If education is so great in China I would just stay there.

I give you a tip : When you migrate, you adapt.
Anonymous
Post 07/21/2025 18:39     Subject: Institutional Neglect and Discrimination
Anonymous wrote:It's not uncommon for European and Asian immigrants to find our math courses are shall we say a bit behind


Its not uncommon for them to have a choice whether to come to the US or not.
Anonymous
Post 07/21/2025 07:26     Subject: Institutional Neglect and Discrimination
Anonymous wrote:No doubt, if an American family moved to the OP's home country, their kids would have to take certain prescribed courses in a specific order there. Not sure why OP expects special treatment here.


Because immigrants don’t want to assimilate, hence the reason the world is turning against mass immigration.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2025 21:45     Subject: Re:Institutional Neglect and Discrimination
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:just let people test into classes

problems olved


This is what they should do for all core academic classes, but the optics would be terrible.


Gee. I went to college back in the dark ages. Freshmen English classes were dependent on your ACT/SAT verbal scores. I don't think the basic English was considered remedial. I was in advanced. I think it was more writing intensive.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2025 21:40     Subject: Re:Institutional Neglect and Discrimination
Anonymous wrote:just let people test into classes

problems olved


This is what they should do for all core academic classes, but the optics would be terrible.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2025 21:36     Subject: Re:Institutional Neglect and Discrimination
just let people test into classes

problems olved
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2025 23:45     Subject: Institutional Neglect and Discrimination
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Anonymous wrote:You don’t get put into classes based on perceived capabilities, you get put into classes based on what credits you have. Sometimes you don’t have the prerequisite for a class and can’t take it and sometimes your credits don’t transfer from another country. This isn’t personal. A 7th grader for example can never take AP US History, they don’t have the required prerequisite courses. Even if they’re savant level knowledgeable of U.S. history.
But a 9th grader can take APWH, can't they? So why can't OP's kid?

This is an accreditation issue - counselors cannot just put a 9th grader in Calc because their mom says they can do that.
Then you should have no trouble quoting the relevant policy or any kind of evidence for this claim.


Go look up Virginia graduation requirements and math pathways. If a 9th grader (or any student) does not have transferable credits in their transcript for algebra, geometry, algebra 2, they CANNOT just jump into calculus. We are not talking “my kid did math tutoring and can do calculus put him in calculus.” That’s not how accreditation for issuing diplomas works. You have to have credits for the prerequisite courses, period.
The school has the authority to retroactively award transfer credit in those courses.
As evidenced by the fact that the school gave credit for algebra 1 and geometry.


Then those are the courses his transcript showed he could receive credit for, not anything higher, and you can not go from geometry to calculus.
generally outside the US math courses just say "math 1", "math 2", etc even if they are completely different from US integrated math. The school can choose to award whatever amount of transfer credit it wants - it isn't beholden to the name of the course. If there is something it should be beholden to, it would be the actual syllabus of the course.