Thank you for your input. It is very frustrating. My older son is in Algebra 1 (seventh grade). They are using the Common Core Algebra 1 book, though the district math director claims they have not implemented common core math. The class seems to be covering the material fine in a one year time span.Our Algebra teacher is phenomenal The proposal spends two years in Algebra 1. The district says they have not made a final decision. We are going to the school board about this.
When I was a youngster, there was Algebra 1 and Algebra 1A and Algebra 1B. 1A and 1B were year long classes of Algebra 1 split in half. Just about everyone started in Algebra 1 with a few sections of Algebra 1A. Then at the end of the first nine weeks and again at the end of the first semester those not doing well in Algebra 1 were grouped together to make more sections of Algebra 1A. The point is...the only people who had to take two years were those who needed to take two years because the pace was too fast.
What astounds me is that everyone assumes that everyone can learn everything at the same pace (even if they need it a bit slower OR a bit faster) because of course everyone is exactly the same.
