Educators: Early Algebra Good For Some
Posted: February 27, 2010 at 5:05 a.m.
Emmanuel Garcia, 13, plans to take as many advanced math courses as he can once he goes to high school. To that end, Emmanuel, a student at Oakdale Middle School in Rogers, is taking Algebra I in eighth grade instead of waiting until ninth grade or later like many of his peers.
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“Math reasoning, which is required for higher math, occurs at different developmental stages for different people,” said Darrell Watts, principal at Central Junior High School in Springdale. “To assume a whole grade level is ready for something doesn’t make sense.” No Child Left Behind strikes again. How long will we have to wait to get rid of what does not work?
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