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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, well this really went off the rails! I was just wondering what grade is typical for Algebra. I am not trying to accelerate my child nor do I think they are particularly gifted in math...just wondering if their school is offering the "typical" DC path in math. Their school offers Algebra in 8th.

I realize MCPS is different and does a lot of acceleration generally. I am more wondering about DC privates (hence the posting in this forum vs. public school)[/quote]

Nationwide, generally, Algebra is taught in 9th grade.
In this area, generally, most kids take Algebra in 8th grade. (1 year ahead of the national average.)
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Really? 25 years ago when I went to junior high in a small, rural town in Pennsylvania, Track 1 students (not necessarily gifted mind you. Just the college track kids) took Algebra in 8th Grade, Algebra II in 9th Grade and Geometry in 10th grade. I'm surprised that most people think taking Algebra I in 8th grade is ahead of the national average when my podunk school system was doing it this way years ago.[/quote]

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