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[quote=Anonymous]My DS is also taking Algebra 1 Honors in 7th. We're finding it's a huge step from elementary school arithmetic to a HS Algebra class, despite what posters have argued. To me this relates the maturity level of the student and their ability to think in more abstract ways. It's no longer, did they get the right answer, but why is the answer correct. That requires the maturity to slow down to really "think" about a wrong answer and practice to be able to avoid the easy mistakes, a lot of which happens outside of class. Not all 12 year olds are ready to do that... just as not all 12 month olds are ready to walk. My feeling is that it's a developmental timing thing, not a question of intelligence (or by analogy, future athletic ability.) OP, bottom line, I hear a LOT of kids retake it in 8th if they don't get the grade they want for their HS transcript. As another poster suggested, I'm now stepping in to help fill gaps. [/quote]
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