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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, Algebra 1 in fifth.  Algebra 2 in sixth.  This is the program for the most advanced math students (two years ahead).

The average BASIS student does "Math 7/8" in fifth, Pre-Algebra in sixth, Algebra 1 in seventh and Algebra 2 in eighth.[/quote]

I highly doubt this is happening. I have taught 5th and 6th grade in Fairfax County for 15 years. This is one of the top school districts in the country with students who have access to incredible resources. The earliest that anyone takes Algebra 1 is 7th grade. And to get into that, you have to be a 6th grader with a score in the 92nd percentile on Iowa (basically a power test--solving complex word problems in a timed setting) and then score pass advanced on the 7th grade math SOL (the state test).  Not only is it developmentally inappropriate to teach Algebra that young, I highly doubt that there are enough students who entered through a random lottery that are even close to being ready for it at 5th grade.  Do kids learn algebraic concepts during elementary school? Absolutely.  But to say with a straight face that there are regular Algebra 1 classes in fifth grade and that "average" student is taking Algebra 1 in 7th is nonsense. [/quote]

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