Deal - Algebra 1 and geometry

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another perspective: my kid who was in the Algebra 2 cohort at Deal got a 5 on the AP Calc BC test as a sophomore....

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would (and did) discourage double blocking at Deal. No regrets. There are not a lot of long-term benefits to doing Geometry in 8th, and even fewer to doing Algebra II. It’s more important to build a strong foundation in algebra than to race through the foundational math as fast as possible. There’s no clear benefit in college admissions. Private and Catholic schools are mostly holding the line at geometry in 9th. A lot of Deal students who take Algebra II in 8th, who go to high schools with placement exams, wind up taking it over again. (And a lot of students who take calculus in high school take it over again in college, too.)

Also, 8th grade art was great.

Agree when this. my son was in the Algebra 2 cohort and I'd say that 80% of his classmates took it over again, including ever single kid who went on to private or Catholic (those schools do placement exams). the kids just don't learn much and they skip over many Algebra 2 topics.

NP but to the PP whose kid got a 5 on BC sophomore year, what high school does/did your kid attend?

Not the OP but my kid did the same track at Deal and got a 5 on Calc BC exam in 10th grade. They went to Jackson-Reed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another perspective: my kid who was in the Algebra 2 cohort at Deal got a 5 on the AP Calc BC test as a sophomore....

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would (and did) discourage double blocking at Deal. No regrets. There are not a lot of long-term benefits to doing Geometry in 8th, and even fewer to doing Algebra II. It’s more important to build a strong foundation in algebra than to race through the foundational math as fast as possible. There’s no clear benefit in college admissions. Private and Catholic schools are mostly holding the line at geometry in 9th. A lot of Deal students who take Algebra II in 8th, who go to high schools with placement exams, wind up taking it over again. (And a lot of students who take calculus in high school take it over again in college, too.)

Also, 8th grade art was great.

Agree when this. my son was in the Algebra 2 cohort and I'd say that 80% of his classmates took it over again, including ever single kid who went on to private or Catholic (those schools do placement exams). the kids just don't learn much and they skip over many Algebra 2 topics.

NP but to the PP whose kid got a 5 on BC sophomore year, what high school does/did your kid attend?

Not the OP but my kid did the same track at Deal and got a 5 on Calc BC exam in 10th grade. They went to Jackson-Reed.

What do these kids do junior and senior year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone know if you can double block for Alg 1 and Geometry at Banneker?

Can you double block algebra 2 and geometry at JR or SWW?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone know if you can double block for Alg 1 and Geometry at Banneker?

Can you double block algebra 2 and geometry at JR or SWW?

You can at SWW but it depends on your counselor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone know if you can double block for Alg 1 and Geometry at Banneker?

Can you double block algebra 2 and geometry at JR or SWW?

You can at SWW but it depends on your counselor.

How can it be allowed at one dcps school and not the other?