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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]...They took A1H in 8th grade, which is still ahead of the curve. 
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The push for Algebra by 8th grade wasn’t really needed because something like 75% of the kids in the County took Algebra by 8th grade. The kids who were not taking it are kids who struggle with math and need the slower path. 
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You keep calling A1H in 8th "ahead of the curve,"  but in the very same post admit that 75% take Algebra by 8th and only the kids who struggle with math don't.  Algebra 1 in 8th is not "ahead of the curve," it is on target for an average (not at all advanced) student.  Algebra 1 in 7th is easily doable for by good students, even those not in AAP.  Algebra 1 in 6th should be only for the kids who do well in advanced math and enjoy it, but that is a much larger group of kids than you think it is.  The material is not difficult for smart kids.  It is only the study habits and desire to earn the A that has some of them getting B's or C's.
It seems to me like you are freaking out about it because you want to hold your kid back, and you don't want to feel guilty about so many other kids having a head start on your kid because of your decision.[/quote]

Most of the Country doesn't allow Algebra 1 in until 8th grade and it is not a large percentage of the kids. FCPS has a different bar but nationally, 9th grade is when people take Algebra 1 with the advanced kids taking it in 8th grade. FCPS's policy, prior to relaxing the rules on who can take A1H in 7th and adding A1H in 6th, was already far ahead of the rest of the country. [/quote]
Going to need to see a source on this claim since the very rural part of Virginia where I grew up offered it to me a couple decades ago in 7th grade.  I think you are just making stuff up at this point.[/quote]

https://www.e-jps.org/archive/view_article?pid=jps-39-4-9

Here ya go. There are articles in the Wall Street Journal and NY Times that have summaries on google showing similar numbers, I don't have a subscription so I can't read them to verify.

"A typical secondary school mathematics course sequence would start with Algebra I and continue with Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, and Calculus. For academically prepared students, enrolling in Algebra I before secondary school— typically 7th or 8th grade—gives an advantage in increasing students’ likelihood of later enrolling in higher level mathematics courses such as Calculus and Advanced Placement (AP) mathematics courses during secondary school. However, when eligible students do not have access to Algebra I in middle school their likelihood of experiencing this enrichment is decreased. [b]In the United States (US), only 60% of schools that serve 8th graders offer Algebra I and 24% of all 8th graders are enrolled in the course (USDOE, 2018)[/b]. Black and Latino students are less likely to have access to Algebra I in middle school, especially when they attend segregated schools. Despite being 15% and 25% of the overall 8th-grade population, Black and Latino students make up only 10% and 18% of students enrolled in 8th grade Algebra I (Patrick et al., 2020)."

Google Algebra in MS and take a look at the numbers.

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