AP Precalc

[Anonymous]

Is AP Pre-Calc any harder than honors Pre-calc?

[Anonymous]

It is supposed to be easier, as the goal is to prepare kids for calc who otherwise would not take it.

Also see this thread: https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1104021.page

[Anonymous]

No point in taking it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No point in taking it

Teacher is recommending it since kid is doing very well in Algebra 2 and has high MAP-M scores. Thinking might as well and then move into Calc BC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is supposed to be easier, as the goal is to prepare kids for calc who otherwise would not take it.

Also see this thread: https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1104021.page

Thanks for the link to old thread. Why would AP Pre-Calc be easier than Honors?

[Anonymous]

Precalculus is not a college level course, this is a path for kids who wouldn’t otherwise get to calculus in high school. Different from other APs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is supposed to be easier, as the goal is to prepare kids for calc who otherwise would not take it.

Also see this thread: https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1104021.page

Thanks for the link to old thread. Why would AP Pre-Calc be easier than Honors?

Because it was created to help kids who otherwise wouldn't take calc to get into that track. It's not a college-level course. Honors precalc is for kids who were always going to calc. AP is therefore less rigorous.

Here one take on it: https://saratogafalcon.org/content/precalculus-honors-classes-should-not-transform-curriculum-to-conform-to-ap-precalculus/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No point in taking it

Teacher is recommending it since kid is doing very well in Algebra 2 and has high MAP-M scores. Thinking might as well and then move into Calc BC.

Teacher is wrong. If kid is taking AP calc BC then there is absolutely no point in taking AP precalc

[Anonymous]

Don't know, our school doesn't offer it.

[Anonymous]

Wonder if being done differently at different schools. Next year is the first year being offered.

Would not be the first thing my kid's school messed up and gave us bad advice on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No point in taking it

Teacher is recommending it since kid is doing very well in Algebra 2 and has high MAP-M scores. Thinking might as well and then move into Calc BC.

This was us last year. I asked the dept head for input and he said the same thing. But DS thinks the honors class sounds harder and wishes he’d taken that instead of AP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No point in taking it

Teacher is recommending it since kid is doing very well in Algebra 2 and has high MAP-M scores. Thinking might as well and then move into Calc BC.

This was us last year. I asked the dept head for input and he said the same thing. But DS thinks the honors class sounds harder and wishes he’d taken that instead of AP.

Did they make it sounds like the AP pre calc was the harder class? I feel like that is what my son's school is doing but sounds like they are messing it up.

[Anonymous]

No one knows and schools are making a mess of it.

AP pre calc should replace non-honors precalc, if it exists.


The main purpose of the class is to show how weighted GPAs are meaningless.

[Anonymous]

So if my son is a strong math student should he take AP or honors? Has close to 100% in honors alg2 and never studies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one knows and schools are making a mess of it.

AP pre calc should replace non-honors precalc, if it exists.


The main purpose of the class is to show how weighted GPAs are meaningless.

Agree. AP precalc should be the on-level option. Honors is more challenging.