9th grader has a C in Honors Algebra 2

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Anonymous wrote:How do you locate a good tutor?

Ask on the school’s list serve. Teacher probably talked about tutoring options with your kid and it should have been covered at back yo school night. It’s similar at all schools. There is student tutoring, tutoring from the math department, and your kid can ask for extra help. Teachers can also tutor (for $) but not at their school.

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Can you someone explain the difference between honors Alg 2 and regular Alg 2? Is one weighted vs not? Will colleges see honors as more rigorous and does it matter if taking as a 9th grader (since taking Alg 2 in 9th is already accelerated)? Thanks - I have an 8th grader in honors geometry so thinking about next year.

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Anonymous wrote:My now junior had a C in the first quarter that he brought up and I think had an A for the second semester. He then dropped down to on level for pre calculus and now has a much more solid foundation for calculus. Slowing down from honors to on level worked out really well.

A parent of a senior told me that the school is trying to weed out so more kids drop to regular level next year. She said the vast majority of kids bomb the first quarter and I would guess even more so because most 9th graders learned Algebra I though zoom school. My child is doing even worse than OP’s and so we’re looking at tutoring.

The PP is right. We have a tutor who is a former HS math teacher and it's a combo of 1) trying to weed kids out, especially if the class is too large and 2) scaring the bejesus out of them, as they all come from MS with no expectation of hard work and no understanding of how to study.

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Anonymous wrote:My now junior had a C in the first quarter that he brought up and I think had an A for the second semester. He then dropped down to on level for pre calculus and now has a much more solid foundation for calculus. Slowing down from honors to on level worked out really well.

This was also my kid’s experience to the letter. D at the first interim, ending with high A. We hired an online tutor.

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OP my kid was the same in 9th but we used an MCPS teacher tutor (any Math teacher at an MCPS school can send you the list of tutors with their contact details). Key is getting one willing to travel to your home otherwise they work online.

That made the grades go up considerably (low As / high Bs) because they were simply working with the material longer each week and more thoroughly than in the classes where they whiz thru the material at some pace.

Having said that, on the advice of a lot of folks here, my kid who is now in 10th has dropped into regular pre-calc instead of honors. Many kids have joined him since the school year started, who had originally signed up for honors.

Taking non-honors pre calc doesn't prevent your student from taking AP Calc AB.

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For those using tutors, how often/long did your kid meet with the tutor per week?

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If you can afford it, hire a tutor. We had an MCPS math tutor from a different high school and it was so worth the money. My kid who really didn't love math, loves quantitative and analytical classes in college now. I could never have imagined that if we hadn't gotten a "good" tutor who knows the curriculum and knows how to teach. We did weekly sessions for both Algebra II and pre-calc. FYI it's not unusual for kids to drop down to regular pre-calc vs. honors.

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Anonymous wrote:Our 9th grader currently has a C is Algebra 2. Any been there done there advice? Tutor? Drop down to non-honors Algebra 2 or drop further down to Algebra 2A which last two semesters. Our students has struggled with math the last couple of years, but with the number of retakes and redos available ends up with As and Bs. They could do the same again this year, but perhaps it is time to slow down on the math pathway to ensure learning? Trying to figure out what is best.

My kid dropped down. No regrets. We are in a school district that is not so retake/redo-happy. It would have killed her GPA, AND I didn't see prospects for true improvement. (She would have always been holding on for dear life.)

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It is too early to tell

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Anonymous wrote:It is too early to tell

Too early to tell. Also ask your kid if they're understanding the material and making careless errors, or genuinely struggling.

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Anonymous wrote:For those using tutors, how often/long did your kid meet with the tutor per week?

1 x wk for 1 hour each time. It is sufficient.

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Anonymous wrote:I remember the days when “C”s were average.

My private school kid still gets Cs. They aren't a dirty word everywhere.

This is public school. Your kid is at the wrong private if they are struggling that much given they start algebra in 8th.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For those using tutors, how often/long did your kid meet with the tutor per week?

2-3 times a week for an hour. Mcps pays.

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Anonymous wrote:For those using tutors, how often/long did your kid meet with the tutor per week?

2-3 times a week for an hour. Mcps pays.

Would you mind sharing - how do you set this up?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For those using tutors, how often/long did your kid meet with the tutor per week?

2-3 times a week for an hour. Mcps pays.

Would you mind sharing - how do you set this up?

It’s through tutor me. You contact them via mcps.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/tutoring.aspx