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Virginia moving to eliminate all accelerated math courses before 11th grade - for 'equity'

Posted on 4/22/21 at 4:51 pm
Posted by conservativewifeymom
Mid Atlantic
Member since Oct 2012
12033 posts
Posted on 4/22/21 at 4:51 pm
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The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is moving to eliminate all accelerated math options prior to 11th grade, effectively keeping higher-achieving students from advancing as they usually would in the school system.

Loudoun County school board member Ian Serotkin posted about the change via Facebook on Tuesday. According to Serotkin, he learned of the change the night prior during a briefing from staff on the Virginia Mathematics Pathway Initiative (VMPI).

Don't be fooled by the 'differentiated instruction' crap, it means nothing. Advanced students have always been left to fend for themselves or 'teach' their lower-performing classmates. Advanced students have not been the focus of any educational plan for years and it appears that VA will continue to ignore the kids who truly are the future of the country.

The Chinese must be astounded at how easily they're winning this undeclared war.
Posted by the808bass
The Lou
Member since Oct 2012
111597 posts
Posted on 4/22/21 at 4:52 pm to
Private schools will be outlawed within 10 years.
Posted by LuckyTiger
Someone's Alter
Member since Dec 2008
45370 posts
Posted on 4/22/21 at 4:53 pm to
Well duh

Everyone knows math is racist.
Posted by Wednesday
Member since Aug 2017
15461 posts
Posted on 4/22/21 at 4:55 pm to
So they’re going get more women and minorities into STEM by letting them suck at math?

Clown. World.
Posted by BarberitosDawg
Lee County Florida across causeway
Member since Oct 2013
9914 posts
Posted on 4/22/21 at 4:56 pm to
All those DC workers who finally were allowed to work in Maryland (DC) but live in Virginia saw to this.

Thems didn do nufins...
Posted by keakar
Member since Jan 2017
30118 posts
Posted on 4/22/21 at 4:58 pm to
learning is no longer relevant in liberal utopia

everything from cradle to grave will be stolen from the productive in our society to be provided for you from big brother government
Posted by AUstar
Member since Dec 2012
17059 posts
Posted on 4/22/21 at 4:58 pm to
Most smart kids don't go to public schools anyway.
Posted by Chazreinhold
Utah
Member since Oct 2020
5784 posts
Posted on 4/22/21 at 5:06 pm to
Listen here Fat, Poor Kids are as Bright as White Kids.
This post was edited on 4/22/21 at 5:07 pm
Posted by BFIV
Virginia
Member since Apr 2012
7744 posts
Posted on 4/22/21 at 5:10 pm to
Va. Tech, UVA, and all the others fixing to make bank on remedial math courses. This state really sucks since Dems got control of both houses and the governor's mansion.
Posted by Auburn1968
NYC
Member since Mar 2019
19683 posts
Posted on 4/22/21 at 5:12 pm to
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eliminate all accelerated math options prior to 11th grade


If they want real "equity" they will have to dig a lot deeper than that. Maybe start in 3rd grade.
Posted by Dawgfanman
Member since Jun 2015
22523 posts
Posted on 4/22/21 at 5:14 pm to
Wow, so no 8th/7th grade algebra etc? That’s terrible. No calculus in HS at all?
Posted by LanierSpots
Sarasota, Florida
Member since Sep 2010
61842 posts
Posted on 4/22/21 at 5:14 pm to
If you are a crying minority, how does it feel that the rest of the world is being "dumbed" down to make you feel better. Its not like smart kids being dumbed down is going to make you any smarter


Pathetic


Posted by Muthsera
Member since Jun 2017
7319 posts
Posted on 4/22/21 at 5:17 pm to
Too few black kids in Algebra II = Get rid of Algebra II

Too few black kids in Trig = Get rid of Trig

Too few black kids in Calculus = Get rid of Calculus

All hail our new equitable overlords.
Posted by TideCPA
Member since Jan 2012
10377 posts
Posted on 4/22/21 at 5:20 pm to
This is like addressing the disparity in per capita homicide rates by haphazardly killing white people until it's even.
Posted by OMLandshark
Member since Apr 2009
109053 posts
Posted on 4/22/21 at 5:21 pm to
Yeah, I’m sure China is doing this with their kids as well. They will own our arse within a generation.
Posted by Bulldogblitz
In my house
Member since Dec 2018
26792 posts
Posted on 4/22/21 at 5:40 pm to
Spelling in elementary school beyond 2nd grade is racist, and has been for at least 30 years.
Posted by AURaptor
South
Member since Aug 2018
11958 posts
Posted on 4/22/21 at 5:43 pm to

Just tell them that Africans used math to build the great pyramids.

This isn't that hard.
Posted by Taxing Authority
Houston
Member since Feb 2010
57375 posts
Posted on 4/22/21 at 5:44 pm to
Insane. Apparently a school’s purpose is to bring “equality” by keeping people dumb, rather than educating them to the beat of their abilities.

It hard to believe this is real.
Posted by lsufball19
Franklin, TN
Member since Sep 2008
65066 posts
Posted on 4/22/21 at 6:12 pm to
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Virginia moving to eliminate all accelerated math courses before 11th grade - for 'equity'

So instead of trying to help black kids learn, they’d rather make everyone else less learned. Great fricking plan
This post was edited on 4/22/21 at 6:13 pm
Posted by dietcoke7
LA
Member since Aug 2007
1048 posts
Posted on 4/22/21 at 6:19 pm to
In a Heinlein sci-fi novel, Friday, The US has broken into several independent countries. In the Republic of California it was discovered that those with college degrees made more money than those without college degrees.

Solution:

The government awarded all adults a college degree.

Sometimes I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
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