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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand the "only Algebra I" mentality. Isn't that where most 8th graders are? If they're in Algebra II it's because they have passed the Iowa test, correct? My understanding is that the Iowa was a quick test that required them to face time constraints that were new to most kids. Mine fell just short of the threshold score, and because of that, could not jump ahead to anything more challenging - and finds that Algebra I really offered nothing new. It is quite the disappointment that so much weight was placed on that one test. So are we saying that now these kids in Algebra I are at a marked disadvantage at TJ? How unfortunate that one 20-min (or whatever it is) test would be the decider in how well they can do at a school, especially if they are naturally gifted in math. My DC has taken no outside math courses - just has been doing the curriculum presented in school and excelling.[/quote] As a TJ grad who had many friends who were "only" in Geometry in 9th (before TJ changed the math curriculum), I find the attitude weird.[/quote]
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