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[quote=Anonymous]Oh jeez. I was the one on who posted on the private school forum a month or two back that I was concerned when I learned that my rising 8th grader isn't ready for algebra 1. I was trying to determine whether I should beg and plead his way in, with promises of working all summer and tutors all school year. Then I really thought about how much his struggles with math are taking away from his ability to focus on areas where he can be strong and how unhappy he was all year with doing 2-3 hours of math homework every night. He might be embarrassed for about  day day if and when he realizes he is in the lowest math tier at his school, but it's well worth it to us as a family to have an emotionally healthy kid who can, hopefully, find some joy in school, with the weight of difficult math off his shoulders.

It just wasn't that long ago that algebra 1 in 9th was the norm. I would suggest that the reason Americans fall behind him math fields compared to the rest of the world (as so many seem concerned about--I'm not), is that not nearly enough students are building strong foundations. They're getting through enough to make intense parents feel they are raising the smart kid, but probably not finding much fun or confidence in the learning.[/quote]

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