<p>@RHSclassof16, this is exactly my observation and opinion as well. But I don’t know of any kids who got a B in algebra as a 7th grader (and I’m sure there were plenty of them), who repeated it in 8th grade. That’s why we have a bad situation in the high school when those kids show up unprepared for Algebra2. Why take a bright student and turn them into a struggling B/C student by pushing them beyond their maturity and capabilities? This is what I see happening in our schools.</p>