What's the lowest math class you have at your school?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>When I was a freshman, below Algebra 1, was Introduction to Pre-Algebra and simply Pre-Algebra. These days, it's called Integrated Math 1 & 2. Interestingly enough, I actually know quite a few juniors who are in the latter class. </p>

<p>After telling this to a few other high school students, they're astonished. They frequently tell me that having a mathematics level below Algebra in a high school campus is astonishing. </p>

<p>Are the levels available at my school surprising to you? I'd love to hear your thoughts.</p>

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<p>The lowest math we have in our high school (I go to a 6-12 school) is Algebra 1. Regardless of if you are ready you are taking Algebra 1, that being said most of our freshman take Geometry or Algebra 2.</p>

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<p>Algebra I.</p>

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<p>Wow, so, you’re telling me that 6th graders take Algebra 1 at your school? Very interesting. Over here, if you’re a ninth grader in Algebra, you’re considered above average.</p>

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<p>@halcyonheather i was talking to artsygirl</p>

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<p>We have 3 math classes under algebra 1 in my high-school. Not exactly the brightest program.</p>

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<p>What halcyonheather said…My school is broken down into 6-8 and 9-12. I think I know one 6th grader who took Algebra 1, most people take it in 8th grade, 9th grade at the latest.</p>

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<p>Foundations of algebra its like a pre algebra. </p>

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<p>Algebra 1, but for the kids that have serious issues and can’t even make it in algebra, something like pre-algebra…I think.</p>

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<p>Correction: We have foundations of algebra, then pre algebra, then algebra 1. The foundations is basically for farm kids who have missed so much school and need to catch up.
Welcome to the country.</p>

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<p>Intermediate Math
AKA 7th grade level math.
For people who are struggling in Pre-Algebra.</p>

<p>I’m ashamed to say as much. Our high school is grades 9-12. It is as it sounds.</p>

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<p>Algebra I. But I go to a private so yea…</p>

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<p>I go to a large, urban, crappy public where, no joke, more than 50% of the kids can’t do something like:</p>

<p>5x+7<6 find x.</p>

<p>So the lowest math we have is pretty much elementary school math for people who can’t speak English.</p>

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<p>Algebra 1 is the lowest.</p>

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<p>Pre-Algebra and/or CAHSEE Prep (because it’s funny, what the questions that they don’t get are)</p>

<p>In Pre-Algebra, a question I’ve seen is what is “x%” of some number? Oddly, the Calculus BC teacher has taught it at the same time as Calculus AB, Honors Precalculus, and AP Statistics.</p>

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<p>I go to a magnet school, so Geometry is the lowest class. And even then, most of those people take summer school so they can be in Alg 2.</p>

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<p>Sheltered Algebra I P</p>

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<p>Algebra 1 Part 1 (Algebra 1 Part 2 can be taken the following year)</p>

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<p>Technical Algebra 1</p>

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<p>Algebra I but nobody really takes it.</p>