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Reply to "6th graders to take Algebra 1 HN"
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[quote=Anonymous]High school math teacher here. Algebra 1 in 6th grade - and even 7th and 8th - generally not recommended. I wish school and parents wouldn't do this. The vast majority of kids, no matter their test scores or IQ or study habits, just aren't mentally mathematically ready. So the algebra course gets watered down because of pressure by admin and parents to not fail a lot of kids, and then the kids aren't ready for upper level classes that depend on a strong knowledge of algebra to succeed. I invariably end up having to teach/reteach much of the algebra they need, and thus do not have time to get through all the math they are supposed to be learning in that advanced class, and that pattern repeats in the rest of the math classes they take.[/quote]
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