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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mastering math is all about consistent practice. AAP Level IV is too basic, and students aren’t provided with enough practice problems to build a deep understanding.  It is not until student gets to Algebra 1 they realize the gaps in learning.  Many students have been successful with learning Algebra 1 in 6th grade because they had sufficient depth in the prerequisite math in previous years.  At the other end of spectrum, there are kids enrolled in algebra 1 in 8th grade and still fail miserably because of shallow math learning in previous years masked by inflated grades.  [/quote]

+1 million. My 7th grader in Algebra 1 gets the Algebra 1 concepts just fine and completely falls flat on making stupid math mistakes sometimes. We noticed this starting in 6th and I fully blame it on her 4th and 5th grade teachers not giving much practice as homework because (and I'm quoting one of them here) "we don't want to grade it."

Yes, I should have given extra homework at the time, but I assumed because she was doing well she was mastering it. She'll end up being fine but it was a little bit of a shock when we noticed.[/quote]

OP here, school is Longfellow. The above PP completely describes my kid. I have found it very difficult to know how to best navigate it all when our kid is otherwise an A student, never have to force her to study, has always done well etc…we trusted the process and the referral from last year that she was more then ready for Algebra 1, and in many ways I think she is, but the faster pacing has been difficult for her and she does make careless mistakes despite demonstrating that she understands the broader concepts. I guess we look into tutoring at this point.

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