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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your child has not done pre-algebra then you probaby want to switch to Math 8, which is the final course before Algebra. The "regular" track in MCPS, per common core, is to take Algebra in 9th. Algebra in 8th requires compacting three years of math into two.[/quote]
No. The regular track (majority of students) is Algebra in 8th. Advanced students compact math in elementary to hit Algebra in 7th.

OP. My suggestion is to discuss your daughter’s placement with her math teacher or the math resource teacher. If she has some gaps, you can supplement with Khan Academy. If she really is misplaced, the teacher will know. [/quote]

You are incorrect. That was what they did under 2.0. When they switched curriculums, they changed it so that it follows common core. Regular track is algebra 1 in 9th and math 8 in 8th.

The advanced track (AMP 6+/7+) has kids take algebra 1 in 8th.

The very advanced track (AIM) has kids take algebra 1 in 7th.

But the regular track is definitely algebra 1 in 9th, which is where is should be in alignment with common core.[/quote]

"Regular" is a very wide range. Algebra in 8th is in Common Core, via compacted middle school.
The vast majority of students who attend 4-year college (26% of students) will take Algebra by 8th and Calculus in highschool (20% of students).

Those numbers are surely higher in MCPS, which still promotes Algebra in 8th as the "successful" pathway.

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