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Post by LauraTen on Aug 26, 2015 19:10:06 GMT
With the thread about older students, gifted or not...
What is your high school student's current math class?
I understand this varies by state, availability, etc.
My freshman will have Algebra II next month.
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Post by Outspoken on Aug 26, 2015 19:13:20 GMT
I have one freshman taking Algebra II and one taking Geometry.
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Post by mom2jnk on Aug 26, 2015 19:16:16 GMT
DD14 is a freshman, she is on the highest math track in our district, she is enrolled in Honors Geometry this year. You have to be a sophomore to be admitted to Algebra II in our district.
DS16 is a sophomore who struggles with school, he is enrolled in Algebra 1B, the lower end of average.
We live in a small town in Illinois with a highly rated school district.
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Post by Marina on Aug 26, 2015 19:37:17 GMT
My freshman is taking Algebra 2 Honors. Majority of freshman in our area take Geometry as a freshman.
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Post by LauraTen on Aug 26, 2015 19:40:05 GMT
My freshman is taking Algebra 2 Honors. Majority of freshman in our area take Geometry as a freshman. My daughter's Algebra II is honors, too. I forgot about that : ) |
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Post by MerryMom on Aug 26, 2015 19:41:21 GMT
Senior taking AP calculus
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Post by Darcy Collins on Aug 26, 2015 19:42:18 GMT
Mine are on track to graduate from middle school with Algebra II (only about a dozen in the district of many thousands qualify for this track - most advanced/honors students here finish middle school with Geometry - about 20%). What's interesting is how the different high schools treat placement. Most of the high schools will just place into the next level class, but the two high schools we're interested have very different policies for placement higher than Algebra II - one will not authorize it period, the other requires the student take their end of year Algebra II exam - if they pass they will then start their Freshman year in Precalc. The tracks are totally different as well (both IB schools) - we're just starting to try and navigate which will be a better fit for us.
Highest track in high school:
School A:
Algebra II (required will not accept any credit from middle school under any circumstances)
PreCalc
Calculus BC
IB Math High
School B
PreCalc
Calculus BC
IB Math Standard
IB Math High (cannot enter IB High without Standard despite huge overlap with Standard and Calc)
My daughter is now interested in exploring School C (which is way the hell on the other end of town - so I'm not a fan) as she's discovered the highest math track there is:
School C
PreCalc (they apparently don't even require a placement exam, but will accept middle school Algebra II
Calculus BC
Calculus 2/3 (taken at the local community college
Differential equations (taken at the local community college)
And these are all in the same school district!
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Post by kristi on Aug 26, 2015 19:46:55 GMT
Sophomore taking Pre-Calculus
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Post by LauraTen on Aug 26, 2015 19:50:27 GMT
Mine are on track to graduate from middle school with Algebra II (only about a dozen in the district of many thousands qualify for this track - most advanced/honors students here finish middle school with Geometry - about 20%). What's interesting is how the different high schools treat placement. Most of the high schools will just place into the next level class, but the two high schools we're interested have very different policies for placement higher than Algebra II - one will not authorize it period, the other requires the student take their end of year Algebra II exam - if they pass they will then start their Freshman year in Precalc. The tracks are totally different as well (both IB schools) - we're just starting to try and navigate which will be a better fit for us. Highest track in high school: School A: Algebra II (required will not accept any credit from middle school under any circumstances) PreCalc Calculus BC IB Math High School B PreCalc Calculus BC IB Math Standard IB Math High (cannot enter IB High without Standard despite huge overlap with Standard and Calc) My daughter is now interested in exploring School C (which is way the hell on the other end of town - so I'm not a fan) as she's discovered the highest math track there is: School C PreCalc (they apparently don't even require a placement exam, but will accept middle school Algebra II Calculus BC Calculus 2/3 (taken at the local community college Differential equations (taken at the local community college) And these are all in the same school district! DS graduated in June and his senior year he took Honors Mathematical Structures with Discrete Topics. There is no AP so he will take the same subject this year in college along with Calculus III. This is all so beyond my scope of knowledge!!! |
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Post by stittsygirl on Aug 26, 2015 19:55:10 GMT
Sophomore taking Algebra II. He finished geometry last year. I'm not sure what the options are yet at his new high school after this year.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Aug 26, 2015 19:56:52 GMT
Mine are on track to graduate from middle school with Algebra II (only about a dozen in the district of many thousands qualify for this track - most advanced/honors students here finish middle school with Geometry - about 20%). What's interesting is how the different high schools treat placement. Most of the high schools will just place into the next level class, but the two high schools we're interested have very different policies for placement higher than Algebra II - one will not authorize it period, the other requires the student take their end of year Algebra II exam - if they pass they will then start their Freshman year in Precalc. The tracks are totally different as well (both IB schools) - we're just starting to try and navigate which will be a better fit for us. Highest track in high school: School A: Algebra II (required will not accept any credit from middle school under any circumstances) PreCalc Calculus BC IB Math High School B PreCalc Calculus BC IB Math Standard IB Math High (cannot enter IB High without Standard despite huge overlap with Standard and Calc) My daughter is now interested in exploring School C (which is way the hell on the other end of town - so I'm not a fan) as she's discovered the highest math track there is: School C PreCalc (they apparently don't even require a placement exam, but will accept middle school Algebra II Calculus BC Calculus 2/3 (taken at the local community college Differential equations (taken at the local community college) And these are all in the same school district! DS graduated in June and his senior year he took Honors Mathematical Structures with Discrete Topics. There is no AP so he will take the same subject this year in college along with Calculus III. This is all so beyond my scope of knowledge!!! I'm a hard core math nerd, so my kids won't outpace me until college - if then depending on their degree aspirations. It's amazing though how much is accelerated in the 20+ since I was in high school. Our highest track was Geometry as a Freshman. I think it's great that many schools are differentiating math. |
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Post by bc2ca on Aug 26, 2015 19:57:23 GMT
Our District is shifting from Algebra I, Geometry or Geo/Trig and Algebra II to Integrated Math 1, IM 2 and IM3. There are no Honors versions of the Integrated Math.
My junior is in Math Analysis Honors.
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Post by cade387 on Aug 26, 2015 20:07:23 GMT
Our school had 3 main tracks when I was last involved.
honors:
9th - Geometry
10th - Algebra II/Trig
11th - Pre-Calc
12th - Calc
Normal:
9th - Algebra I
10th - Geometry
11th - Algebra II/Trig
12th - Pre-Calc
Basic:
9th - Pre-Algebra
10th - Alegbra I
11th - Geometry
12th - Algebra II/Trig
Others are with exceptions
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Post by Linda on Aug 26, 2015 20:14:16 GMT
my 10th grader is in Honours Geometry (she's already taken honours Algebra 1 (8th grade) and honours Algebra 2 (9th grade)
my son took honours Algebra 1 in 9th; honours Algebra 2 AND honours Geometry in 10th; pre-calculus in 11th and Calculus in 12th - he learnt a hard life lesson about handing in homework and responsibility when he wasn't recommended for Algebra 1 in 8th grade due to work habits (he easily qualified academically) and that's why he doubled up maths in 10th to get back on track with his peers
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Post by nepean on Aug 26, 2015 20:15:53 GMT
DD is in 8th grade she is currently doing Algebra 1, and she will get high school credit for that class, assuming she passes  She is in the advanced track. I think from here it looks like the following; 9th - Geometry 10th Algebra II 11th - Pre Calc 12 - Calc. The regular track is; 9th - Algebra I 10th - Geometry 11th - Algebra II 12th - Pre Calc. |
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Post by happymom on Aug 26, 2015 20:24:20 GMT
My Senior is in ap calc BC and got a 5 on ap exam last year.
The highest track is
9th algebra 2
10 pre calc honors. Also AP STATS
11th. Ap calc ab
12th. Ap calc BC
If a student was super gifted, they would be able to attend a high school class while in middle school. Then could go to the local LAC for levels beyond CALC 2
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Post by LauraTen on Aug 26, 2015 20:50:55 GMT
My Senior is in ap calc BC and got a 5 on ap exam last year. The highest track is 9th algebra 2 10 pre calc honors. Also AP STATS 11th. Ap calc ab 12th. Ap calc BC If a student was super gifted, they would be able to attend a high school class while in middle school. Then could go to the local LAC for levels beyond CALC 2 A 5 on the AP Calc may get your student out of a class or two in college : ) |
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Post by happymom on Aug 26, 2015 21:02:43 GMT
But unless he is interested in a math or actuary major- he won't need that 2nd year of calc. But it shows rigor.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Aug 26, 2015 21:13:17 GMT
But unless he is interested in a math or actuary major- he won't need that 2nd year of calc. But it shows rigor. Calc BC isn't considered a second year of Calculus (or even semester) - It's really a more extensive Calculus AB - but still considered a first semester college course. The biggest difference in the universities I was looking at was some gave no credit for Calculus AB (no matter your score) but did for Calculus BC. It's all going to be highly university dependent obviously. Keep in mind any STEM career is also going to require math well beyond a single semester of Calculus - so it's more than a math or actuary major. |
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Post by gsquaredmom on Aug 26, 2015 21:23:46 GMT
My kids are out of school but I know a freshman who is taking both enriched honors geometry and junior level enriched honors advanced alg trig in preparation for AP calculus his sophomore year. RARE.
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Post by Merge on Aug 26, 2015 21:51:47 GMT
Freshman taking regular (not honors) geometry. She's at a notoriously difficult high school and decided against honors math and science to avoid overloading.
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Post by littlemama on Aug 26, 2015 22:01:00 GMT
The regular math track is algebra in ninth, geometry in tenth, and the algebra 2 can be taken over junior and senior year, or algebra 2 can be eleventh and pre-calc in twelfth.
The advanced math track, which ds is in consists of Algebra in eighth, geometry in ninth, algebra 2 in tenth, pre-calc in eleventh and either AP Calc or Statistics in twelfth. Since ds' career path does not require calculus, he is taking statistics this year.
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Post by scrappinwithoutpeas on Aug 26, 2015 22:49:25 GMT
Sophomore taking Honors Pre-calc.
Advanced track in our district has several options (depending on testing, gifted placement level, student choice, teacher recommendations...). DS's was/is:
7th grade = Algebra I
8th grade = Geometry
9th grade = Honors Algebra II
10th grade = Honors Pre-calc
After this year, it opens up to a lot more choices, including AP Calc, AP Stat, or AP Computer Science.
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Post by paget on Aug 26, 2015 23:06:29 GMT
My junior will be taking a class called UW calculus (it's the same curriculum as the university of Washington in our state) and AP statistics.
She took UW pre calc as a sophomore and she is taking the AP stats as an elective.
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Post by underwatermama on Aug 26, 2015 23:06:41 GMT
9th grader - Honors Geometry
11 grader - Math analysis. Not sure if this is an honors class, but I would expect so since last year all his classes were honors. (at least we think/hope so since we haven't gotten his schedule yet).
Good thing DH is a math wiz or this family would be in big trouble. The kids see me for anything dealing with words, dh gets math/science.
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Post by anonrefugee on Aug 26, 2015 23:08:33 GMT
But unless he is interested in a math or actuary major- he won't need that 2nd year of calc. But it shows rigor. Calc BC isn't considered a second year of Calculus (or even semester) - It's really a more extensive Calculus AB - but still considered a first semester college course. The biggest difference in the universities I was looking at was some gave no credit for Calculus AB (no matter your score) but did for Calculus BC. It's all going to be highly university dependent obviously. Keep in mind any STEM career is also going to require math well beyond a single semester of Calculus - so it's more than a math or actuary major. DS is in AP Calc now, we've told both sons they will repeat Physics and Calculus in college if pursuing STEM degrees even in the unlikely event the school grants them credit. I'm sure they'll score well enough on the test, but it's too important a base to only have it in high school. |
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Post by ~summer~ on Aug 26, 2015 23:19:47 GMT
My freshman is ahead and is in honors Algebra 2/Trig
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2015 0:36:54 GMT
My 11th grade ds is in AP calculus. I'm not sure what he will do next year. He is dual enrolled, so he might just take a college math class. He is on track to graduate high school with an AA degree from the local college.
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Post by gorgeouskid on Aug 27, 2015 0:43:32 GMT
DS is taking Accelerated Algebra I and Honors Geometry- it's a hybrid 2-period class. He could have taken summer school to prep him to retake the placement test that he almost passed, but he's not a math guy, and we would rather not have had him in Algebra II so soon. He took Algebra I in seventh and geometry last year. He did fine in them, so this class should be easy for him.
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Post by pridemom on Aug 27, 2015 0:54:34 GMT
My 8th grader has Algebra, my Sophomore has Algebra 2 and my Senior has College Algebra. My Senior has already taken Algebra 1&2, Geometry, and Calculus.
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She is in the advanced track. I think from here it looks like the following;
Refupea #402
