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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by nemothekid on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @06:49PM (#29325142)
Wouldn't that make Grade 12 18 ~ 19 years of age? Has the school age been moved up a year? I vaguely remember the oldest kids in high school being 18.
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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @06:53PM (#29325196)
If you turn 15 in 9th grade, you will turn 18 in 12th grade.
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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by psutor on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @06:53PM (#29325191)
Don't know if parent has been edited to correct something, but:

9: 14-15

10: 15-16

11: 16-17

12: 17-18

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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by nemothekid on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @07:30PM (#29325522)
Ah that's right. I should have just written in out rather than just adding 4.
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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @07:49PM (#29325663)
At the end of your freshmen year, you have 3 years until the send of your senior year. See, Algebra is useful for something.
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