Math 8 vs Algebra

Anonymous
My 7th grader was placed into Math 8. I’m wondering what the difference is between Math 8 and Algebra. I’m assuming that it’s not quite Algebra and that the Math 8 kids will take Alg the following year.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:My 7th grader was placed into Math 8. I’m wondering what the difference is between Math 8 and Algebra. I’m assuming that it’s not quite Algebra and that the Math 8 kids will take Alg the following year.


Yes, Math 7 and 8 are what other schools would call Pre-Algebra.
Anonymous
This document describes the units in each of the new MS math courses:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WZQ8DtvW4-SGJB1565uopquCcT1LmlS-Kp_mDclhV7A/preview
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