Algebra 1 in 9th grade

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06/14/2016 06:34

Subject: Re:Algebra 1 in 9th grade

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Anonymous wrote:So once you public school/TJ parents see this thread on "Recent Topics" and realize it has NOTHING to do with you, just please go on your merry way. I am not the OP, but your comments do not help that parent at all.... You just post them to makes yourselves feel better about your own decisions. Let's all just respect the choices we all have made.

#1. A discussion of whether to delay Algebra has a lot to do with
Public school parents, who face this decision too

#2. I'll "go along my merry way" when Jeff says that public school parents can't post here. Until then, this is a public forum. You know, like public school. Anyone can be here, and you don't get to control it. Sorry, I know it's a shock. If you need to be protected from people who have a different point of view from you, ask your private school to set up a closed discussion forum. In the meantime STFU.

Please be forewarned, I am posting about Public content even though this is the Private forum. Anyone who is bothered by this should stop reading, and the moderator, Jeff(?), should move it if necessary. This is a LONG post.

I think that what most folks are forgetting, public and private, is that until 5-10 years ago, it was not common for 7th and 8th grade students to take Algebra I in public middle schools. Any readers who had ms students in public schools 10 years ago will remember this.

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Does this mean that Alg I is 'easier'? No, it means that the Virginia SOL for Alg I is easier.

So, why so many 7th grade students now taking Alg I? Well, primarily, those are the TAG students who, before, were taking it in 8th grade.

So that's it. Right or wrong, that's how we got to today with almost all public middle schools and districts in VA teaching Alg I as a gen ed curriculum in 8th grade and an accelerated curriculum in 7th grade. And private schools having the bulk of their students taking Alg I in 9th grade.

Will the public move impact private? Will the public status quo be affected by the Common Core? Is it right or wrong to teach Alg I in the 7th or 8th grade? Are the publics doing the only sensible thing? Are privates missing the boat? I don't know but I'm betting that many of you think you do, so have at it.

What in the world are you talking about? Most private kids take Algebra in 7th or 8th grade, hence OP's original question. She knows her kid is off track in math.

From a micro perspective, you're right, that this post does not address the OP's question. But from a macro perspective, it does describe why this discussion is even occurring and it did it without devolving into a pissing contest about whose kid is smarter. My interpretation is that macro forces, i.e., federal funding for public schools, have caused a large shift in the timing of when students take algebra in school. This shift has affected public and private schools in our area, and it definitely has affected our DS. It is very interesting that our private is being affected by the presumably unintended consequences of legislation for the federal funding of public schools.

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06/14/2016 12:11

Subject: Algebra 1 in 9th grade

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