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Re: California SAT-9 Testing.
Posted:
May 25, 2000 8:09 PM
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So what do you do with the kids that were mentioned in your message prior? About
"high school for all" when some kids need to and learn better in a vocational
environment?
Magi
Michael Greene wrote:
> On Wed, 24 May 2000 13:08:29 GMT, "Don Blasingame"
> <dblasingame@jps.net> wrote:
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> >can anyone recite a classic case of where "algebra for all" worked? we will
> >implement algebra for all incoming freshmen this fall, and it would be nice
> >to know what we can expect, or what others have done that were successful.
>
> Japan, Taiwan, Singapore are countries that have
> demonstrated that almost all 13 year olds can handle
> algebra.
>
> None of the above countries practice social promotion so a
> child entering a specific grade is expected to have passed
> the material in prior grades.
>
> Perhaps a more rational approach to "algebra for all" is
> "algebra for all in 6 years" and requiring that 2nd graders
> master 2+3=5 before they move on to 3rd grade. The year
> following it's "algebra for all in 5 years" and in addition
> to the 2nd grade requirements, requiring 3rd graders to
> master integer multiplication and division before moving on
> to 4th grade. At the end of 6 years, you have a student
> population that's prepared to handle algebra, geometry, trig
> and calculus.
>
> Of course, a child would not graduate from 2nd grade if they
> mastered addition and subtraction but couldn't read or write
> at a 2nd grade level.
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