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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When did algebra become the on-level option for 9th? My youngest took algebra in 8th as did his on grade level peers, but he has struggled terribly in math since. The worst part of it was he was stressed daily while being made to feel behind because more than half his grade took geometry +.  I wish he had been able to wait until 9th because HS math has been a slog. [/quote]

It didn't really "become" that.  It was the on-level option for 9th from a curricular standard, including under C2.0.  Accelerated options (IM, then Compacted Math 4/5 & 5/6 and AIM6 shortly after) were pushed more at that time, making Algebra in 8th or 7th something of a de facto standard.

With the shift to the Eureka (elementary) and Illustrative Math (intermediate) curricula, they kept the acceleration options (thankfully, though it has taken some doing) and added another on-ramp (the pre-packaged AMP6+ & 7+ courses).  At the same time, and even before the curricular switch, they were looking to ease the push, as, even pre-pandemic, they were starting to see some younger students not handle the state-mandated Algebra test well.  The rhetoric shifted, too.

So, basically, nothing has changed regarding Algebra 1 being the on-grade-level standard for 9th grade, and a majority (or the largest plurality) of MCPS students still get to Algebra 1 at least a year earlier than that (enabling Calculus and beyond for those likely college bound), but the way acceleration is viewed has certainly been tempered.[/quote]

Well, this isn't entirely true. The majority at the wealthy schools take Algebra in 6th or 7th. It's as if we have 2 different schools systems for rich and poor.[/quote]

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