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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Yes the numbers are only for kids that took Algebra after middle school so they are kids that were never strong in math to start with[/b]..combined with the fact that numerically the test is irrelevant to kids that did well. I am not too concerned.[/quote] This is the key point. At our school even the kids who take Alg 1 in 8th grade are not the strongest students. Those taking Alg 1 in 9th grade are remedial so not surprising that the fail rates would be high. Not sure the finals are totally irrelevant though - you have to get a C or better if you got As in the two quarters in order to keep an A in the class. But kids in Alg 1 in 9th grade are probably not A students.[/quote]
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