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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hate to break it to y'all.

https://www2.ed.gov/datastory/stem/algebra/index.html

In America, only 24% of public school students take algebra in 8th grade.

There is also research that suggests that every student is not actually ready for Algebra even in 8th grade (and before). https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/working_papers/WR1200/WR1209/RAND_WR1209.pdf  
https://www.nctm.org/News-and-Calendar/Messages-from-the-President/Archive/Linda-M_-Gojak/Algebra_-Not-_If_-but-_When_/  
https://hechingerreport.org/kids-are-failing-algebra-the-solution-slow-down/ [/quote]

This area is not representative of general America.  You obviously don’t realize that the DC area is the most highly educated area in the country.  DC is the most highly educated city in the country.

For Algebra to be consider advance in 8th grade with this premise is a low caliber. The kids have so much more potential that is not being met.  That is how DCPS tries to narrow the achievement gap but lowering the potential of the top.  Story as old as tine. [/quote]

The articles mentioned are not parents' socioeconomic level or education level, its about what is developmentally appropriate for kids. [/quote]

So you seriously don’t think there is a good cohort of kids who are able to do Algebra earlier than 8th grade?  I’ve got a bridge to sell you.

Just look at TJ.[/quote]

Of course there is. But there are also parents, like those on this board pushing their kids to go faster and faster so they can claim how amazing their kid is (even before their kid is ready). There are high achieving students who admit they didn't truly understand math at certain levels, but they were pushed and figured out their way through. [/quote]

sure, but calling algebra in 8th grade accelerated is total DCPS bullcrap.

It simply gets you to calculus in high school.

[b]So you're saying that anyone who does calculus in high school is "ACCELERATED", according  to DCPS?
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Could we lower the standard anymore?  It's just pathetic.   :-( [/quote]

I don't consider calculus in high school to be accelerated but also not all kids need to do calculus (at all, not just not in high school). It's fine for many if not most students to take Algebra and Geometry and go no further.

A truly accelerated student could take college courses in high school after completing high school calc. In DC this is much easier than in other locations where a college course might not be available nearby.

The problem in DC is that EVERY UMC family thinks their kid is accelerated simply because they are bright. They aren't! It's totally fine for a bright, engaged student to take Algebra in 8th grade and take Calc or not in high school. Many college majors will expect students to have a basis in calculus and that sets you up for those majors and helps avoid needing to take a remedial math course in college. That's enough for the vast majority of students.

I'm fine with tracking but that's different from what people on this board are talking about where what the really want is for their child to be in a special class with all the "smart" kids and never be bored or feel average.[/quote]

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