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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Third algebra 2 teacher, confirming everything stated above.

I usually spend 2.5 days reviewing factoring (algebra 1 spends weeks on it), give a short quiz, and then move on to the actual factoring applications that are in our curriculum. This year I’ve spent 5 days on it so far this year and kids are still struggling. So many of them didn’t get anything out of virtual (thanks, photomath) and those choices are coming back to haunt them this year.

I added extra days here because this skill is so critical to the rest of the year, but I can’t do it for every unit. Kids are going to have to get help outside class, whether from me, khan academy, or an outside tutor.[/quote]

First Alg 2 teacher back again.  I was referring to factoring in my post.  We taught it this year like it was brand new and like they had never seen it before. They should have spent a significant amount of time factoring in Algebra 1.  When the test came, many students could factor a basic quadratic or take out a GCF still.  Like this poster said, we can’t spend so many days reviewing Alg 1 in every chapter.  They will need outside help or drop to AFDA if they can. [/quote]

You must be teaching at really high-performing schools. Consider yourself lucky if it's factoring they're starting to struggle at. I have a fair number of students who can't solve one or two-step equations, don't know the difference between exponents and multiplication, can't manipulate fractions, or don't know that 5 times 0 is 0.We reviewed all these skills at the beginning of the year but they still don't get it. Some of these gaps go back to well before the pandemic. They were sort of hanging on in math and a year of photomath sank them further.[/quote]

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