9th grader has a C in Honors Algebra 2

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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.

Two-year Algebra 2?

+1 I'd go with this. Slow it down.

I considered this for my now 9th grader in H Alg2 back in 7th grade at the end of covid because I was not sure how much Alg 1 DC was getting. Still on the table as far as I'm concerned. DC is not interested in STEM so why be on the advanced track.

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MCPS is offering free tutoring. Take advantage of it through Tutor Me. No reason why kids should struggle and not get support, if its offered for free.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm the outlier here, but my kid had a C in Honors Algebra 2, which became a D.

Because they don't like math, I suspected that dropping down wouldn't change anything, so we let it ride. Better a D in honors algebra than a D in regular algebra, I figured.

They repeated honors algebra 2 over the summer and got an A. I'm hoping the lesson also sank in that failing math begets more math. Some of us aren't math people, shrug.

Your point about on grade v honors makes a lot of sense to me. DC does not have greater number sense. I don’t see how regular will solve that problem.

After summer school, which class did you kid take?

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What do you guys think of Khan Academy? Should the kid start straight at Algebra 2 or go through algebra 1 to brush up/relearn the basic concepts?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm the outlier here, but my kid had a C in Honors Algebra 2, which became a D.

Because they don't like math, I suspected that dropping down wouldn't change anything, so we let it ride. Better a D in honors algebra than a D in regular algebra, I figured.

They repeated honors algebra 2 over the summer and got an A. I'm hoping the lesson also sank in that failing math begets more math. Some of us aren't math people, shrug.

Your point about on grade v honors makes a lot of sense to me. DC does not have greater number sense. I don’t see how regular will solve that problem.

After summer school, which class did you kid take?

The easy IB math. The one that I think is two years and SL. They're doing okay so far... Rocking a high C. Grade would be higher but they bombed one test.

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Anonymous wrote:What do you guys think of Khan Academy? Should the kid start straight at Algebra 2 or go through algebra 1 to brush up/relearn the basic concepts?

If your kid does an SAT practice test or the PSAT, Khan will point out where the gaps are. I’d then focus on all the Algebra-related ones, regardless of whether covered in Alg 1 or 2.

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Anonymous wrote:It barely started, too early to tell?

Agreed.

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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.

He took algebra 1 in 8th grade in public school and got an A. Most private schools require placement tests for all incoming freshmen for math and foreign language. I guess that A didn’t mean much because he and his friends had to retake algebra 1 in 9th grade and he got a C. Public school grades are pretty meaningless. I was always surprised that he got straight As in middle school. His work was not A work in any way, shape or form.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

He took algebra 1 in 8th grade in public school and got an A. Most private schools require placement tests for all incoming freshmen for math and foreign language. I guess that A didn’t mean much because he and his friends had to retake algebra 1 in 9th grade and he got a C. Public school grades are pretty meaningless. I was always surprised that he got straight As in middle school. His work was not A work in any way, shape or form.

Are you MCPS, as most kids who are bright take Algebra in 7th, some 6th. Sounds like your kid isn't very strong in math. And, it sounds like your kid had bad teachers and you didn't look over the homework/classwork and work with him to help him.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

He took algebra 1 in 8th grade in public school and got an A. Most private schools require placement tests for all incoming freshmen for math and foreign language. I guess that A didn’t mean much because he and his friends had to retake algebra 1 in 9th grade and he got a C. Public school grades are pretty meaningless. I was always surprised that he got straight As in middle school. His work was not A work in any way, shape or form.

Are you MCPS, as most kids who are bright take Algebra in 7th, some 6th. Sounds like your kid isn't very strong in math. And, it sounds like your kid had bad teachers and you didn't look over the homework/classwork and work with him to help him.

What MCPS school has Algebra 1 for sixth graders? (Ducks. Covers.)