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sfdlkj3jk342a | 3 months ago

I know the US has fallen behind in math, but where are you taking algebra in 3rd grade? We didn't get it until 8th..

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nkrisc|3 months ago

My son is learning algebra in 2nd grade. They don’t call it “algebra” yet nor mention “variables”, but they’re working on questions like solving “4 + ? = 9”.

He just goes to our local public elementary school.

SoftTalker|3 months ago

Yeah I guess technically that's algebra but at that age it is based on memorization (you just learn that 4 + 5 = 9) and you're not actually using algebra to solve the problem e.g. "subtract 4 from both sides of the equation."