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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SOL data show the kids taking 7th grade Algebra 1 do well on their SOLs for Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2, with large shares scoring pass advanced. It's the kids starting Algebra 1 in later years that struggle more.[/quote]

Interesting.  That is the opposite message our elementary was pushing when discussing pre-algebra for 6th graders.  [/quote]

Ditto. I had further conversations with admin about this (downsides of pushing ahead, potential future struggles later) and ended up pulling my child out of algebra intensified in grade 7 because I didn't want them to have math be a struggle once they moved into the advanced classes in high school. Seeing them working on some harder stuff this year (Intensified Geometry and proofs and such) I am glad we took the pedal off the gas and let them get a stronger foundation, which is serving them well now.  Even though they ended up "relearning" a lot of stuff the year I pulled them from Intensified Algebra, they even admitted that even though they technically learned the material the year before, they didn't have the same full understanding of things because of the rapid pace of 678 math  [/quote]

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