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Anonymous wrote:My 9th grader has been in the advanced math track in MCPS since 4th grade. He's bright but not a math genius and he struggled with geometry in 8th grade at TPMS. He is finding Alg 2 super easy, is getting a high A, doesn't have homework nor does he study for quizzes and exams. What gives? Does he have a great teacher who explains things well in a way my kid understands? Or does he have a terrible teacher who doesn't expect much from these kids? I'm thrilled that my kid is finding it easy (since I thought this would be the class he struggled with the most) but I'm concerned about his preparation for the pre-calc, calculus and SAT/ACT. What say you DCUM?
I had a kid like this- had these same questions. Precalc is super easy for him this year, too. But I don’t want to move him up bc I think going a little bit slower is a benefit in math. He’s learning it so well bc he ends up teaching his peers. There’s no rush or prize for hurrying. Assessments are fine. He was def prepared for precalc!
In my kid’s case, I think it was the result of a really mid teacher. She followed him to precalc unfortunately. She’s nice but phoning it in. My kid likes math so it’s working out but if he were struggling I’d be on the phone getting him a new teacher for second semester.
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