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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm saying the vast majority shouldn't be pushed to learn it in 7 th grade. It's silly really... Also a lot of higher math would be better saved for college. [/quote] But the vast majority isn't getting pushed to learn it in 7th grade. In MCPS, under Math Pathways, the majority of students took Algebra I in 8th grade, and under Curriculum 2.0, Algebra I is the on-grade-level option for 8th grade. (Everywhere else I've asked, Algebra I in 8th grade is the advanced track, and Algebra I in 9th grade is the on-grade-level option.) Algebra I in 7th grade is either the advanced track or the extra-advanced track. Also, if you save the higher math for college, then you can't take the science or math that requires the higher math until after you've taken the higher math. Which will add several semesters to a college education, at a cost of a gazillion dollars (roughly) per semester.[/quote]
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