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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What if a kid has like an 80 in math 7? Will they be told to take algebra next year?[/quote]

As a family, you have a right to have your child take take Algebra 1 upon successful completion of Math 7 (not failing), regardless of what the school says. Your child’s school only makes recommendations. You are the ultimate decision maker. [/quote]

There are some families that don’t want Algebra in 8th. Why is this being pushed??[/quote]

Probably has something to do with the algebra push in 6th.[/quote]

I don’t have an issue with a county wide approach to Algebra in 6th grade, there are kids ready for it. DS would have been happy with Algebra in 6th grade but he is a kid who loves math and has been participating in competitions since 4th grade.The County allowed individual schools to decide if they would offer Algebra as an option to 6th graders, which meant that there were about 20 schools that worked with parents to help kids take the class while the other schools refused to do so.

I think the current pilot is ridiculous. Algebra should only be offered at Center schools where kids can attend the class in person. There should not be 6th graders in virtual Algebra classes or with teachers not certified to teach algebra. There is no way that there are 15 kids at most of the ES ready for Algebra in 6th grade, I can think of a few exceptions but those are the schools were a lot of parents enrich and that is a different discussion, but I can see 15 kids being ready for Algebra at a Center school.

I [b]have 0 understanding how Algebra in 6th ties to Algebra for all in 8th. [/b]We need to let kids place into math classes that make sense for their skills and ability level. If anything, I think there are too many kids taking Algebra in 8th grade. The SOL scores, and this goes back to before COVID, for 8th grade are not stellar. People are worried about their 8th graders getting poor grades in Algebra or Algebra Honors and the schools make it hard for them to change classes. I get that reworking schedules suck but maybe you can avid that by placing kids properly. Some of that is on parents pushing their kid into Algebra to soon but a lot of it is the school making poor suggestions.[/quote]

Sure it does, more kids will be entering middle school either retaking algebra or taking geometry. They only have so many teachers. They also got rid of the iowa which was what held back a lot of kids from taking algebra in 7th. Our elementary had 2 kids taking algebra in 6th last year and this year i heard it is 50? That is a 2400% increase. I am sure most do ok because the parents are sending them outside math or hiring tutors, but there is only so much time in the day so by doing that they miss out on other activities they could be doing. [/quote]

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