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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 8th grader is in honors Algebra and has a C-. She got pass advanced on the SOL.

The teacher gives very short tests, and tests are almost the entire grade. SO all the classwork, homework, quizzes makes very little difference. If a test has five questions, and you miss one, that's an 80%. There is no handwritten calculations turned in like in the olden times, so the kids don't get partial credit for getting some of the steps correct. Its just a right or wrong multiple choice. Frankly, obviously, I don't think its great for the kids.
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This sounds awesome imo. Showing your work and getting partial credit is obnoxious for advanced students. If you know the answer you should get points. If you don't know the answer you shouldn't get points. Makes perfect sense to me.

Also, those who take algebra in 7th or 6th grade are on an advanced track so should be expected to score higher on an SOL.[/quote]

Weird, because the math competition teachers my child has had forces the kids to show their work and write an explination for why they solved it the way that they did. The TJ math/science prompt requires the kids to show their work and write an explination for why they solved the problem the way that they did. The international math competitions and high school math competitions require that kids write out their answers and provide explinations.

Your kid, and you, are wrong. Math is not just about getting the correct answer, it is about understanding and demonstrating that you know how to get the correct answer. If your child wants to do well in math, they need to get used to showing their work. It is common practice in the discipline.

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