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abbeythe 8th
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Registered: ‎04-17-2010

Re: Should Algebra/Geometry be part of the high school curriculum?

‎12-22-2015 03:03 PM

@muttmom wrote:

Our children were in Gift & Talented classes beginning in early elementary school.  While they had some excellent teachers, most were certified in elementary education.  They took Algebra I in middle school.  The teacher taught them what to do with little regard to why they do it.  When they entered high school they were placed in Algebra II.  The teachers were subject certified and highly critical of elementary school teachers caring only about the answer. It was not an easy adjustment for them or other students in their classes that came from the same sending district. We had more than a few tears over the fact they did not always receive full credit for correct answers.  There was no longer combining steps or I did it in my head. Algebra is about method and manipulation. When it came time for pre-calculus they were in class with students who'd taken both Algebra I & II in high school.  The students who'd waited until high school to take Algebra had a stronger foundation. 

 

Solving an arithmetic problem and solving an algebra may yield the same answer but they are different animals.

 

 

 

 

As a math education major, this drove me nuts.

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