At which grade-level did you learn division using decimals ?

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vulcanman

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At which grade-level did you learn division using decimals ?
e.g. 13 divided by 5 = 2.6

I just need to gauge where the school in my county (and my country) stand in relation to other counties (and other countries).

I am in South Carolina where my son just moved to fifth grade. He was taught that 13 divided by 5 is = 2 carry over 3

I would have expected them to learn to divide.

Where you live ... which grade-level would cover that concept ? Please name your state OR your country.

Thank you ... I am looking forward to this being an eye-opening experience.

Max


 
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abefastcash

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4th grade decimals, 7th grade algebra, freshman year geometry, calculus/statistics senior year


and yes, we learn math in texas ; )
 
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2nd grade, but that was the first year that they made an accelerated math group for the nerdy Asian kids, of which I was a member.
New York.
 
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I'm pretty sure 3rd grade. State = Maine

Though I was accelerated
 
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Originally posted by: abefastcash
4th grade decimals, 7th grade algebra, freshman year geometry, calculus/statistics senior year


and yes, we learn math in texas ; )
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We learn math in Texas, but at a much slower pace than in other states. When I lived on the East coast, and going to private school, I had already learned multiplication and division with decimals in second and third grade. First grade we were already reading books they started reading in fourth grade over here in Texas. When I moved to Texas, I realized that I could sleep in class and practically do nothing and still get A's and B's. I got into GT without even doing anything because my teacher noticed how bored I was and how easy it was for me to get good grades, but even in the "accelerated" classes I was bored out of my mind. I ended up learning to not try and not do anything in classes.

Bad thing to learn when you are growing up. Trust me. If you ever move to a different area with your kids, make sure the curriculum is up to par with what your kids need to learn or else your kid is in for a world of pain when he/she gets into classes where he/she has to work at.
 
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fLum0x

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Originally posted by: abefastcash
4th grade decimals, 7th grade algebra, freshman year geometry, calculus/statistics senior year


and yes, we learn math in texas ; )
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basically the same, except i took advanced algebra in 10th grade, trig in 11th, and calc/stat in 12th, college meanwhile........

first semester trig/geometry/algebra, 2nd semester technical calc, 3rd semester advanced calc, 4th semester engr statistics. purdue's math dept pisses me off.
 
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Brentx

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3rd grade with remainders
4th grade with decimals
6th grade we started using variables if I remember right.

I just graduated High school so it is still pretty fresh in me.

I live in Milwaukee County in Wisconsin.
 
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I was in one of the accelerated math groups in junior high. All I remember is: 8th - Algebra, and in high school, 9th - Geometry, 12th - Calculus. I guess I took Trig/PreCalc 11th grade but can't remember what I did in 10th grade. I had friends who were in an even more accelerated program. They did Algebra and Geometry in junior high and Calculus as juniors in high school. They ended up with Multivariable Calculus in senior year. This was in Illinois.
 
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Wrong emphasis. It doesn't matter *when* it's taught. Typically, though, it's around 4th grade. However, OP, you shouldn't be worried about when concepts are presented so much as *how* the concepts are presented. If you take a look at Singapore, and for that matter, the Singapore Math series that a couple of schools use in the US, you'll discover that it's the way it's presented that makes all the difference in the world. That's why at the 4th or 5th grade level, US kids are still on par with the rest of the world in terms of math knowledge, but why after about 4th or 5th grade, the US kids fall farther and farther behind. It's not because we don't teach 6-12 math poorly, it's because we teach K-6 math poorly. The kids learn enough to get by on questions at their grade level, but they don't gain enough deep comprehension of those critical math skills which lead to the higher level skills taught at the upper levels.

Oh, and since you're in SC, it's a toss-up as to how well your kids were taught. I noticed some large discrepancies from district to district. (I had researched NC and SC and considered moving there to teach mathematics - I had dozens of job offers, and had even been looking at a couple of homes; there's just no way a teacher's income in either state would afford me the standard of living I'm used to.)

However, rather than go on anecdotal evidence from a few posters here, there has been plenty of research that compares on a state-by-state basis how well students learn math and science. It seems that SC is toward the low end of middle of the pack. Texas, IIRC, was ranked fairly low. As were (off the top of my head, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia,... pretty much that whole region.) California was ranked quite low in science IIRC as well. Typically, the Northeastern states, were ranked quite highly.
 
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This may be more what you're looking for... at that site
It looks like only 10 states had worse science scores than South Carolina

And the math results

It seems that in South Carolina, 43% of students were below level in mathematics...
Only New Mexico, Nevada, Mississippi, Louisianna, Hawaii, California, Arizona, and Alabama did worse.


Oddly, when I go to the state profile for SC, it shows a slightly diffferent story. Anyway, the NCES is an excellent place for you to get a realistic idea of how your kids are doing... I believe you can even get statistics at a school by school level of comparison.


 
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ArchCenturion

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12th grade - calc bc
11th grade - pre calc
10 grade -statistics
9th grade algebra 2 / (geometry summer)
8th - algebra
7th prealgebra
6th - dunno probably decimals and 3 digit multiplication/division? 4 digit addition/subtractoin
5th grade

basically by 8th grade you should probabably be about ready for algebra
 
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