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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a  PP talking about inappropriate placement - there isn't much to do. I love our school system and think my kids are getting a good education.

But, in our area, Algebra 1 is grade level placement for 8th grade.  Advanced students are above that but there most kids are there. (there are a few kids below this but at my kids' private school, there are no kids in 8th not taking Algebra and at my other kids' public, there are just a handful of kids not taking Algebra).

In other parts of the country, Algebra 1 is a 9th grade class.

So, if you forget about the math outliers, most kids are probably a bit ahead of themselves, causing the need for tutors since there isn't much you can do.  And some kids are often pushed much further ahead, one or two more years isn't uncommon.

Of course, I think it's great that my "average" math students are getting to calculus by senior year, but since neither of my kids are going to be math majors or related science fields, I kind of wish they weren't pushed that much.[/quote]

Algebra is 7th grade for most in APS.  Geometry is 8th.  The county is finally pulling back on this because statistics showed the majority that pushed ahead fall of the path and don’t have a solid foundation.  90% of kids on this path have math tutors.[/quote]

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