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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He skated through Algebra and got an 'A'. He does well on standardized tests. I'm curious to know what made you realize that he had never grasped the concepts in Algebra I and had to retake the course. [/quote] In more rigorous school he was getting Ds and below on quizzes. Besides that he has frustrated by homework problems that didnt have a set procedure to solve. Last year [b]he learned procedures and memorized formulas but did not learn learn actual math concepts like the some of the basic theorems. eg associative, distributive [/b][/quote] This is actually incredibly common among bright kids who take algebra before they are developmentally ready for it, and it's a real problem in math education today. There are plenty of kids who aren't ready for algebra in middle school (and even more who aren't ready for it in 7th grade), but that doesn't mean they aren't good candidates for a rigorous math education.[/quote]
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