Honors pre-calculus

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank you PP for the info. Sounds like AP precalc is for on-grade level students who might take AP Precalc AB whereas honors precalc prepares kids for the AB or BC class.

This doesn't make sense, but I can't figure out what word you miswrote. I think "AP Precalc AB" isn't what you meant, but by
my guess of "AP Calc AB" doesn't fit either. If that's what you meant, it's still not correct. AP Precalc would prepare for non-AP Calculus with Applications, or a rough time in AP Calc AB. If AP Calc AB will be your last calculus-related class ever, as you aren't expecting to earn a 5 on the exam, so it's just a requirements box checking class, then AP Precalc would probably suffice.

Honors Precalc is better prep for STEM than AP Precalc, if offered. If not offered, the school is probably trying to serve two different audiences with one class, meaning one group will be frustrated by useless hard content, and the other frustrated by wasting time on easy or different topic content instead of prep for AP Calc and beyond.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank you PP for the info. Sounds like AP precalc is for on-grade level students who might take AP Precalc AB whereas honors precalc prepares kids for the AB or BC class.

Sounds like it is being done differently at some schools?

[Anonymous]

What is the point of AP Pre Calc? Why does that class need to be a college level one? Schools can offer Honors level. Sounds like another scam by College Board to get students to pay to take a test and buy test prep materials.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is the point of AP Pre Calc? Why does that class need to be a college level one? Schools can offer Honors level. Sounds like another scam by College Board to get students to pay to take a test and buy test prep materials.

The "need" to add an AP version of Pre-Calc is also for students who start off with Algebra 1 in 9th grade (can you believe that is a typical path in many parts of the country, gasp! what?! not in MCPS!). By the time those students are in 12th grade, they have another college level course on their schedule too just as many seniors do.

[Anonymous]

My kid got As in honors algebra 2 and honors geometry and a B in honors precalculus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How much of a difference is there between honors and regular pre-calculus? My kid is very intimidated by honors pre-calculus. They have been in honors math classes since middle school and have always had As, but have needed help at times.
Thanks for any input.

It's the same thing as precalc. These days everything is honors for all to enhance equity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is the point of AP Pre Calc? Why does that class need to be a college level one? Schools can offer Honors level. Sounds like another scam by College Board to get students to pay to take a test and buy test prep materials.

The "need" to add an AP version of Pre-Calc is also for students who start off with Algebra 1 in 9th grade (can you believe that is a typical path in many parts of the country, gasp! what?! not in MCPS!). By the time those students are in 12th grade, they have another college level course on their schedule too just as many seniors do.

AP Precalc is the only way around the honors for all trend which turns any honors class into the regular version.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How much of a difference is there between honors and regular pre-calculus? My kid is very intimidated by honors pre-calculus. They have been in honors math classes since middle school and have always had As, but have needed help at times.
Thanks for any input.

It's the same thing as precalc. These days everything is honors for all to enhance equity.

Ignore this person. They are clearly here to promote a viewpoint that is not based in reality for math classes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is the point of AP Pre Calc? Why does that class need to be a college level one? Schools can offer Honors level. Sounds like another scam by College Board to get students to pay to take a test and buy test prep materials.

The "need" to add an AP version of Pre-Calc is also for students who start off with Algebra 1 in 9th grade (can you believe that is a typical path in many parts of the country, gasp! what?! not in MCPS!). By the time those students are in 12th grade, they have another college level course on their schedule too just as many seniors do.

AP Precalc is the only way around the honors for all trend which turns any honors class into the regular version.

No. They are putting honors students into a course (AP Precalc) which was designed for students who might never take another math course.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thank you PP for the info. Sounds like AP precalc is for on-grade level students who might take AP Precalc AB whereas honors precalc prepares kids for the AB or BC class.

This doesn't make sense, but I can't figure out what word you miswrote. I think "AP Precalc AB" isn't what you meant, but by
my guess of "AP Calc AB" doesn't fit either. If that's what you meant, it's still not correct. AP Precalc would prepare for non-AP Calculus with Applications, or a rough time in AP Calc AB. If AP Calc AB will be your last calculus-related class ever, as you aren't expecting to earn a 5 on the exam, so it's just a requirements box checking class, then AP Precalc would probably suffice.

Honors Precalc is better prep for STEM than AP Precalc, if offered. If not offered, the school is probably trying to serve two different audiences with one class, meaning one group will be frustrated by useless hard content, and the other frustrated by wasting time on easy or different topic content instead of prep for AP Calc and beyond.

AP Precalc: Path for kids to take AP Calculus AB
Honors Precalc: Path for kids to take AP Calculus AB or AP Calculus BC

[Anonymous]

Very concerned my kids school got rid of honors precalc and now only has regular and AP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Very concerned my kids school got rid of honors precalc and now only has regular and AP.

A number of schools are doing this. It does not make sense. They should have dropped regular precalc and offered honors precalc and AP precalc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Very concerned my kids school got rid of honors precalc and now only has regular and AP.

A number of schools are doing this. It does not make sense. They should have dropped regular precalc and offered honors precalc and AP precalc.

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

OP my kid started regular Precalc and they spent (at Whitman) 3 weeks reviewing the previous year's math. Her friend in Honors Pre-calc spent only one week on review.

That's your basic difference as others have said, its about speed.