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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've had to make this decision twice with my current ninth grader and sixth grader. And speaking to various middle school math teachers, they all agreed that doing algebra and sixth or even seventh grade is not a great idea. The issue so much is not algebra one, but that[b] young brains are not developed enough for the abstract concepts in algebra II. [/b]

Pre-algebra teaches key concepts not offered in math 7H.  They have changed all the naming conventions for the math classes, but there is a gap if you don't take pre-algebra.

My eldest took algebra honors in eighth grade and is taking geometry honors in ninth.  As in both.  He says it's a touch easy, but that's okay because it allows him to focus on the humanities classes which are harder for him.[/quote]

Good grief!  There are plenty of young brains that are perfectly developed and ready for this acceleration.  Brains don't "age" the way you seem to think.  The real issues for acceleration are that the kid may not have enough natural aptitude in math, the kid may have foundational holes, or the kid might not even like math that much.

My kid sailed through algebra I in 4th, Algebra II in 6th, and AP Calculus in 8th with zero issues.  I'll have to go back and tell him that his brain wasn't "old" enough to handle the abstractions.   :lol: [/quote]
Which school did he go to where 4th graders took high school algebra 1 for credit?[/quote]

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