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Sorry, most aren’t ready for it. A few ‘are’ because they’ve been tutored and prepped beyond belief at age 10.  That doesn’t mean they’ll be successful  A very small number require algebra in 6th grade. 
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It is important that such lies be refuted whenever they are repeated.

One of the underpinnings of the VMPI hate campaign was that those students who are passionate about math will later turn out to be defective in some way when given the support and challenge they require, and that therefore such support must be withheld. This is not just a misconception, it was an outright lie: [url=https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/150/1039315.page#24928942]we know that students who are given the chance to take Algebra  in 6th grade outperform their older peers, and continue to do so longitudinally.[/url]

The fight about Algebra in 6th is a bit of a strawman fight, too, [b]because the number of students who test ready at that age is actually still small. [/b]The real issue seems to be Algebra in 7th, when about 10-20% of students are ready. Some schools send out "math placement letters" telling parents whether their children did or did not get selected. Although and because opportunities for any type of distinction have become so rare in today's school system where so many get all A's, the math placement letter remains one of them: it basically tells the bottom 80% that their child is not in the top 20%.  This is hurtful to some (probably including PP), and that may explain (but not excuse!) why they engage in fact distortion, bias, and sometimes outright lies.
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So you’re refuting my statement that said exactly what you said? [/quote]

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