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Reply to "Algebra 1 honors in 7th grade"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your post is interesting because I hear (other places) people holding up the Longfellow (Vern Williams) Algebra 1 as a model.[/quote] Wow! Vern Williams was my 7th grade math teacher back in the 1970s at the Glasgow GT (now AAP) center. I've always wished my DC had a teacher like him. He was an awesome math teacher who knew how to build a strong foundation for more advanced math later. The great leap forward he taught me was to make the transition from arithmetic to math as a language and thought/logic system. He was a tough grader and disciplinarian so some kids had a hard time with him. After a year in his class, I was able to blow through the rest of pre-calculus over the summer. As an added bonus, much as I benefited from his math teaching, I also learned a great deal from arguing with his conservative politics. [/quote]
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