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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks PP.  I’m dreading having to teach them a bunch of math for a stupid test, esp. over the summer, but you’re probably right.  I’m really surprised that new 5th graders (when they take the test) are supposed to know pre-algebra but I guess some do.[/quote]

Yes, I don't understand why they're expected to know almost all pre-Algebra concepts on a test that is taken by 5th graders for 6th admission. 
I'm the poster with the DCPS kid.  My kid took the lower level ISEE in 5th.  Got a 50% cold.  So we took the time and taught him all the lower level ISEE concepts he had never learned in school. 
He scored a 90%.  
Ended up not going to private school and went to Deal Middle School and took 7th grade math in 6th grade.  FINALLY was taught the lower level ISEE concepts in class in a 7th grade math class!!
It made for a ridiculous year of 6th grade math in school too because it was all a review from the ISEE studying.  The Deal kids take a math Iready test for math placement and he was among the top 10 kids out of close to 600 due to his ISEE studying.

Again, kids who take a compacted math class in places like Mont. Co. are learning 6th grade math in 5th (so they have a much easier time).  And many other kids are going to Kumon, etc.   But for kids who just taking on-level classes (from places like DCPS where only on-level classes are offered in elementary) it means the kids need to put in time outside of school to learn the concepts.  You can be a brilliant kid but if you've never even seen the concepts you're not going to do well. [/quote]

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