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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]None, they are covering 7th grade math in LIV/Advanced Math in 6th. The big difference is that they are moving into a HS paced course and the Teachers will expect them to keep up with that pace. I have a friend with an 8th grader taking Algebra. She said her child complains about the 7th graders all the time because they are not organized, don’t have the right materials, and it slows down the stat of class. The kids are able to do the material but they are less together. My friends advice to me was to work on that with my child if they end up in Algebra as a 7th grader. [/quote]
Equitable math can only be achieved if we slowdown just a bit. Far too many are enrolling in Algebra 1 in 7th. 
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The number of kids enrolling in Algebra 1 in 7th grade is pretty small. Last I looked the AAP centers are at or just below 200 kids and they are pulling from multiple schools. Most schools have 30 or fewer 7th graders in Algebra 1. [/quote]

Is this correct?  Our MS (which is not a center but I thought they had rolled out LIV to every MS and were basically done with centers) has 2 7th grade Algebra I classes and 2 8th grade Geometry classes, so 50-60 7th graders in Algebra I.  [/quote]
How is this possible for so many 7th graders to breeze through Algebra I, when my 8th grader in same class is needing a tutor? [/quote]

I assume that part of it is that a 7th grader taking Algebra has a more intuitive understanding of math than an 8th or 9th grader taking Algebra. DS is in 6th grade, he scored high enough on the IAAT to take Algebra next year. He takes a math competition class as an extra curricular activty and spends about 4-5 hours workign on math problems for fun. Two hours are with his competition class, one hour is doing homework, and he takes a few older math competition tests each week because he enjoys the challenge. I expect that he will do just fine in Algebra next year if he passes advanced on the SOL because the math competition class is covering material covered in algebra and geometry already.

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