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A school board member stated, quoting the Facebook comment in the article: “ That being said…as currently planned, this initiative will eliminate ALL math accel

A school board member stated, quoting the Facebook comment in the article: “ That being said…as currently planned, this initiative will eliminate ALL math acceleration prior to 11th grade. That is not an exaggeration, nor does there appear to be any discretion in how local districts implement this. All 6th graders will take Foundational Concepts 6. All 7th graders will take Foundational Concepts 7. All 10th graders will take Essential Concepts 10. Only in 11th and 12th grade is there any opportunity for choice in higher math courses.” Does the site you linked refute this? Are you refuting this?

jfengel 5y ago
Yes, the site refutes this. It says not word one about "acceleration". If you're ready to take upper grade math, you take it. This is laying out the primary course. That's because the Facebook post is shitting its pants about the wrong thing. The thing that they're supposed to be shitting their pants about is that they're reorganizing the math in such a way that the regular path allows students to take the main math courses by grade 10, rather than a course focused on getting every single person into calculus (even if it means stopping in a weird place like pre-calculus). So some students can finish their math by grade 10 and stop (and in the process focus on more everyday math rather than STEM-focused math). That's the things that's supposed to be filling their Fruit of the Looms with fecal matter, not banning gifted students from jumping ahead.
- MikeUt 5y ago
  > Yes, the site refutes this. It says not word one about "acceleration". Does it? The site says The Initiative supports the Profile of a Virginia Graduate by redefining mathematics pathways - i.e. it defines a new program by which math is to be taught. This program is illustrated with a chart (Follow the "Math Path"!). "Advanced placement" appears in this chart no sooner than grade 11. When someone closely familiar with this system (member of the school board), that may have attended meetings where more information was shared, beyond what is featured in this website, tells me this means there will be no accelerated math before grade 11, why shouldn't I believe them?

jfengel 5y ago

Yes, the site refutes this. It says not word one about "acceleration". If you're ready to take upper grade math, you take it. This is laying out the primary course. That's because the Facebook post is shitting its pants about the wrong thing. The thing that they're supposed to be shitting their pants about is that they're reorganizing the math in such a way that the regular path allows students to take the main math courses by grade 10, rather than a course focused on getting every single person into calculus (even if it means stopping in a weird place like pre-calculus). So some students can finish their math by grade 10 and stop (and in the process focus on more everyday math rather than STEM-focused math). That's the things that's supposed to be filling their Fruit of the Looms with fecal matter, not banning gifted students from jumping ahead.

MikeUt 5y ago
> Yes, the site refutes this. It says not word one about "acceleration". Does it? The site says The Initiative supports the Profile of a Virginia Graduate by redefining mathematics pathways - i.e. it defines a new program by which math is to be taught. This program is illustrated with a chart (Follow the "Math Path"!). "Advanced placement" appears in this chart no sooner than grade 11. When someone closely familiar with this system (member of the school board), that may have attended meetings where more information was shared, beyond what is featured in this website, tells me this means there will be no accelerated math before grade 11, why shouldn't I believe them?