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It is a bridge between basic elementary school math concepts and the more advanced topics taught in high school.
The class period structure of middle school allows students who are ready to start to take more advanced math classes than their peers. This means:
It prepares students who are not gifted in math to take high school algebra. Seventh and eighth grade math start to prepare students who might not want to major in math in college to be ready to pass a basic college math course.
It allows students who are gifted in math to be tracked into Pre-Algebra in seventh grade and Algebra in eighth grade so they can take more advanced math classes in high school.
From the Avon Ohio Middle School web site
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At Avon Middle School academic excellence is at the core of our mission. With that in mind, it is essential that all students receive a solid academic foundation in the basics
Seventh Grade
Language Arts-7, Science-7, Social Studies-7, Reading-7, Mathematics-7 or Honors Pre-Algebra, Physical Education-7*+, Computer Science-7*
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I tutor math at all levels and see students struggle badly with the basics and it hurts them throughout their entire academic years learning higher level math. Unlike many other subjects that aren't cumulative, math is very much a cumulative class.
Knowing the properties of mathematics such as commutative, associative and distributive, as well as the concept of ratios are important to learn to be able to do well in algebra.
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