1.) Algebra I is not advanced mathematics and neither is Algebra II. 2.) Students that have mastered arithmetic will be bored to death when they are not able to be challenged. 3.) Postponing course work dependent on algebra will put children at a competitive disadvantage in college admissions.
Quite honestly, any school board member, administrator or teacher that doesn’t understand the above should be barred from education and never be allowed near children.
1.) Algebra I is not advanced mathematics and neither is Algebra II. 2.) Students that have mastered arithmetic will be bored to death when they are not able to be challenged. 3.) Postponing course work dependent on algebra will put children at a competitive disadvantage in college admissions.Please tell us 1) What % of students currently in 8th grade in your state have IQs of 85 or below?; and 2) What does brain science tell you about abstract reasoning, algebra, and IQs of <85 - and college! Don't be absurd.