Parents come into our center every day talking about algebra. There is a giant push to get kids into the advance math track, but make sure your child is ready to handle all that comes with it: The accelerated pace of instruction, the strong understanding of the requisite skills necessary to be successful, and the impact an undesirable grade has on the high school transcript.
This is a terrific article with the President of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics addressing "when" to take algebra. It is very good food for thought in making a decision.
http://www.nctm.org/about/content.aspx?id=40258
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