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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids APS middle school does it and I hate it. It seems especially bad for the 6th grade pre algebra class. It's hard to learn three years of math in one year when your class only meets 2-3 times a week.[/quote]

Why would the sixth grade prealgebra class need to teach three years of math?

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Yeah I don't understand this either.[/quote]

It used to be called Math 6-7-8. [/quote]

It's one year of pre-algrebra.  They are not trying to cram three years of material into one year.[/quote]

How is it not three years of math in one? These kids were all in fifth grade math the year before, at the end of the year they take the 8th grade SOL. That means they have to cover material from.6, 7 and 8th.[/quote]

DP.  You have some bad information.  They do not take the 8th grade SOL at the end of 6th grade.[/quote]

I was told the pre-algebra kids do. [/quote]

You got bad information.  Most APS 8th graders take algebra or geometry in 8th grade.  Only those who are effectively on a remedial math track take pre-algebra in 8th grade. [/quote]

Yes, exactly.  Pre-algebra is only one year.  If you stretched out Math 6, 7, 8 over three years, it would be remedial and very slow.  That's why it's not the same as saying "three years worth of math in one year."  Normal course is algebra in 8th. [/quote]

NP  The base case in APS is Algebra 1 in 9th grade. Taking it in 7th or 8th grade is considered accelerated. For kids getting ready to take Algebra 1 in 7th grade, they take Pre-Algebra in 6th, which covers content from 6th, 7th, and 8th grade (standard 8th grade math, not Algebra). At the end of the course, they take the Math 8 SOL to see if they have sufficient mastery to go on Algebra 1 in 7th grade.  It is technically three years of content they're covering, but there is overlap between 7th and 8th grade math. Kids taking Algebra 1 in 8th grade cover two years of content in Pre-Algebra in 7th grade (7th and 8th grade content), but again, there is overlap between those two years. [/quote]

This is correct in a technical sense, but not in a practical sense.  But pp’s point stands either way that if OP’s kid can’t keep up with pre-algebra for 6th graders, they are better off moving down to Math 6 where they can get the foundational knowledge reinforced rather than bombing pre-algebra.  Doing well in math 6 and bombing pre-algebra will both lead to the same place next year (pre-algebra for 7th graders), but one path will prepare them much better for it. [/quote]

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