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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s funny with all the bragging about math in public, the hottest topic today us
”Why do so many kids struggle with Algebra I Honors? ”[/quote]different people posting[/quote]

Look, I have a kid taking Algebra 1 at Longfellow currently and a child who took Algebra 1 at a nearby private a few years ago--both in 7th grade. They were COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CLASSES. The current seventh grader is a much, much stronger student in math. He is intuitive, learns concepts immediately, is quick at mental math, and so on. He has also scored nearly perfectly in the math portion of every single standardized test he has ever taken. My other kid was good at math, an overall bright hardworking kid. He had neither the same stellar history nor future interest in math. Kid at private school aced the Algebra 1 class, while current Longfellow kid is struggling because the Longfellow class moves at a much greater pace, goes much deeper, requires absolute mastery of all pre-algebra concepts, expects creative thinking, assumes the ability to do multi-step problems flawlessly. Simply put, the Longfellow Algebra 1 class is in a totally different league. In my experience, the whole way through math was MUCH stronger in public--and not just more accelerated. More demanding, more creative, better taught.

I wouldn't say it has been the exact opposite in Language Arts because I can't say that the private school is as strong in Language Arts as public has been in Math. But overall private elementary in Language Arts was good, and very weak in public until middle school.

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