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Reply to "Algebra 1 honors in 7th grade"
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[quote=Anonymous][b][quote=Anonymous]I don't think it is a good idea to take Algebra in 7[/b]. However, I'm pretty sure the reason so many parents demand it is so that their kid will get into TJ.[/quote] That's a blanket generalization that has no basis in fact. There are other school districts where the "gifted" or "advanced" or whatever you want to call them--tracks do math that's two years ahead of grade level, and sometimes more depending on individual kids' levels (we moved here from such a district). The kids generally do well, but those districts also have far more restrictive criteria for admission to an advanced track--maybe 3-5% of the kids tops make it. The point is that there is a subset of the population that will thrive with Algebra or even more advanced math in 7th grade. It's just not the case for all AAP students.[/quote]
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