Magnet Functions

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Anonymous wrote:Reports from my kid are that his friends are already struggling in functions. Kids who have always got 100 percent getting 30 percent for example. Very glad I discouraged him from taking the test. I really don’t see any benefit here.

Isn't this a good thing?? Kids that always get 100% are not learning efficiently because they likely already know everything. I would Love for my kid to have this specific opportunity to encounter something hard and initially fail at it, before college.

Is it a good thing? Maybe. But 3-5 hours of homework a night for one class doesn’t sound good to me.

Don't believe the myth, not even close to that.

Not a myth. My DC is spending 3 hours a night on this class alone.

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Do students at Poolesville also feel Functions requires considerably more homework than magnet Pre-cal? It seems to be a slightly different class.

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Anonymous wrote:Reports from my kid are that his friends are already struggling in functions. Kids who have always got 100 percent getting 30 percent for example. Very glad I discouraged him from taking the test. I really don’t see any benefit here.

Isn't this a good thing?? Kids that always get 100% are not learning efficiently because they likely already know everything. I would Love for my kid to have this specific opportunity to encounter something hard and initially fail at it, before college.

Is it a good thing? Maybe. But 3-5 hours of homework a night for one class doesn’t sound good to me.

Don't believe the myth, not even close to that.

Not a myth. My DC is spending 3 hours a night on this class alone.

There are dozens of posts going back years that corroborate this. Functions can take 1-4 hours per night.

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Can anyone share examples of the homework? What's a sample problem set like? How many sets/problems per week? Is quiz/exam prep an additional time load?
Is the time spent pondering problems, or doing heavy reading too?

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What is Functions like for a student that took honors Algebra 2 in 8th? Is the first semester substantially easier in that case?

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For students who do AMC / ARML / Purple Comet HMMT contests, is the "deeper" content in Magnet Functions/Precalculus the same material that those kids study for Math Team anyway, or an additional different direction?

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It’s not that complicated folks. Just have your student try functions for a month…if they don’t like it, they can move back down to pre-calc.

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone share examples of the homework? What's a sample problem set like? How many sets/problems per week? Is quiz/exam prep an additional time load?
Is the time spent pondering problems, or doing heavy reading too?

My kid said it’s 9 a night, I think. He’s not in functions, thankfully.

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone share examples of the homework? What's a sample problem set like? How many sets/problems per week? Is quiz/exam prep an additional time load?
Is the time spent pondering problems, or doing heavy reading too?

My kid said it’s 9 a night, I think. He’s not in functions, thankfully.

Clarification: 9 PAGES a night. Not sure how I missed that!

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone share examples of the homework? What's a sample problem set like? How many sets/problems per week? Is quiz/exam prep an additional time load?
Is the time spent pondering problems, or doing heavy reading too?

My kid said it’s 9 a night, I think. He’s not in functions, thankfully.

Seems like this will prepare them well for college.

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone share examples of the homework? What's a sample problem set like? How many sets/problems per week? Is quiz/exam prep an additional time load?
Is the time spent pondering problems, or doing heavy reading too?

My kid said it’s 9 a night, I think. He’s not in functions, thankfully.

Seems like this will prepare them well for college.

I think it’s excessive. In college you attend class for a few hours a day, and then have the rest of your time for course projects and homework. These kids are already in class for 7.5 hours a day. Three hours of Functions homework on top of that, not to mention work for their other classes, is a lot (to say the least).

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone share examples of the homework? What's a sample problem set like? How many sets/problems per week? Is quiz/exam prep an additional time load?
Is the time spent pondering problems, or doing heavy reading too?

My kid said it’s 9 a night, I think. He’s not in functions, thankfully.

Seems like this will prepare them well for college.

I think it’s excessive. In college you attend class for a few hours a day, and then have the rest of your time for course projects and homework. These kids are already in class for 7.5 hours a day. Three hours of Functions homework on top of that, not to mention work for their other classes, is a lot (to say the least).

Perhaps, but this class exists to challenge the very best and brightest. It's not meant to be a cakewalk.

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone share examples of the homework? What's a sample problem set like? How many sets/problems per week? Is quiz/exam prep an additional time load?
Is the time spent pondering problems, or doing heavy reading too?

My kid said it’s 9 a night, I think. He’s not in functions, thankfully.

Seems like this will prepare them well for college.

I think it’s excessive. In college you attend class for a few hours a day, and then have the rest of your time for course projects and homework. These kids are already in class for 7.5 hours a day. Three hours of Functions homework on top of that, not to mention work for their other classes, is a lot (to say the least).

Perhaps, but this class exists to challenge the very best and brightest. It's not meant to be a cakewalk.

There is a lot of middle ground between excessive and ‘cakewalk’.

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone share examples of the homework? What's a sample problem set like? How many sets/problems per week? Is quiz/exam prep an additional time load?
Is the time spent pondering problems, or doing heavy reading too?

My kid said it’s 9 a night, I think. He’s not in functions, thankfully.

Seems like this will prepare them well for college.

It was intense, but it also prepared mine well. And, yeah, some nights were over3 hours of work. But, that was pre covid.

To the Alg 2 person, I think it will help, but the trig goes deep, and it will still be a challenge.

It's a great class but definitely for a kid who wants to focus on math and devote more time/energy to it.

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone share examples of the homework? What's a sample problem set like? How many sets/problems per week? Is quiz/exam prep an additional time load?
Is the time spent pondering problems, or doing heavy reading too?

My kid said it’s 9 a night, I think. He’s not in functions, thankfully.

Seems like this will prepare them well for college.

I think it’s excessive. In college you attend class for a few hours a day, and then have the rest of your time for course projects and homework. These kids are already in class for 7.5 hours a day. Three hours of Functions homework on top of that, not to mention work for their other classes, is a lot (to say the least).

Perhaps, but this class exists to challenge the very best and brightest. It's not meant to be a cakewalk.

The magnet teachers always emphasize the class is not for the very best and brightest and that it's more for those who have the interest and and are excited about putting in the time. If your child loves math I would stick with it because your child will come out better for having taken it.