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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]the goal of every other parent on this board?

So, if you take Algebra I in 7th grade, what is the result? What is the difference in outcome for the student who takes algebra I in 7th vs. the student who takes it in 8th grade?

My child is in 6th grade btw.

I would really appreciate it if someone would explain this to me as my child will be going to 7th next year and, if she fulfill the requirements, I would like to make an informed decision.

Thanks.[/quote]

I have two children.

One did not take algebra honors until 8th grade. He did take AP Calc BC and AP Stats in his senior year.  He majored in computer engineering at a top ten engineering school Dec 2019) and is now in the workforce and earning a masters through his employers.  This path worked for him as he just needed an extra year for things to gel.

The second one did take Algebra Honors in 7th. He took BC Calc in 11th grade and took Matrix/ Multivar in 12th. He just graduated as a math major and is now applying for math PhD programs.  He has never had a math class he didn’t like/love.  Math is his language.  Taking Algebra Honors in 7th was right for him.

It works for some kids and other need more foundation or just more time for their minds to gel.  [/quote]

Now that I have read some of the responses, I have a few things to add.  My kids felt that they were extremely well prepared in their HS math and science classes for their science and math classes in college.

The engineer qualified to skip one year of Calc in college, but decided to retake the second semester to make sure he had it and found it basically an easy A repeat class.

The Math major got credit for three semesters of Calc that included the multivar and matrix alg as the third semester. He did not retake any and went straight to differential equations. It worked for him. He got all As in all his math classes.  Again, math is his language and superpower. 🙂[/quote]

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