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Anonymous wrote:I believe a lot of SMCS kids completed A2 before 9th grade, so the Math Path for them will be

Grade 9: honor Pre-cal
Grade 10: Cal AB
Grade 11: Cal BC
Grade 12: Multi variable Cal or AP Statistics

For some math geneious they can even skip Cal AB and directly take Cal BC at grade 10, then multi variable cal and AP statistics at grade 11 and 12.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is the path of math?

Grade 4: compacted math 4/5
Grade 5: compacted math 5/6
Grade 6: pre-algebra?
Grade 7: algebra?
Grade 8: geometry
Grade 9 to Grade 12: calculus?

This seemed to be the most current PDF I could easily find https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/district/curriculum/math/montgomery-county-public-schools_-prek-12-mathematics-program---google-docs.pdf

the standard advanced track would be
grade 9: honors algebra 2
grade 10: AP/honors pre-calc
grade 11: Calculus BC
grade 12: AP stats

At Poolesville/Blair SMCS they have a more advanced pathway that puts some kids into Calc BC in 10th with further advanced classes like MVC and Linear algebra. From my experience there were no kids above that path so capable math kids were all in Functions in 9th regardless of whether they had taken Alg 2 or not.
9th: Functions
10th: Analysis (Calc BC+)
11th: Linear Algebra / Discrete Math (ends with exam at UMD+AP stats test)
12th: Vector Calc (ends with exam at UMD)

At my home HS they do not offer MVC and most kids on the advanced track drop down to Calc AB for regular Calc in 11th which makes you wonder why they were accelerated.

Because many of the same kids who find math challenging by the time they hit Calc in HS found the standard curriculum much too slow and simple when in ES/MS, and lilely would have turned off from the subject entirely as a result if acceleration/enrichment were not available.

No that is not correct. The most advanced math kids end up on this pathway regardless of whether they too A2 or not:

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9th: Functions
10th: Analysis (Calc BC+)
11th Linear Algebra + Discrete math (kids take final at UMD and also AP stats test)
12th: Vector Calc (final at UMD)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I believe a lot of SMCS kids completed A2 before 9th grade, so the Math Path for them will be

Grade 9: honor Pre-cal
Grade 10: Cal AB
Grade 11: Cal BC
Grade 12: Multi variable Cal or AP Statistics

For some math geneious they can even skip Cal AB and directly take Cal BC at grade 10, then multi variable cal and AP statistics at grade 11 and 12.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is the path of math?

Grade 4: compacted math 4/5
Grade 5: compacted math 5/6
Grade 6: pre-algebra?
Grade 7: algebra?
Grade 8: geometry
Grade 9 to Grade 12: calculus?

This seemed to be the most current PDF I could easily find https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/district/curriculum/math/montgomery-county-public-schools_-prek-12-mathematics-program---google-docs.pdf

the standard advanced track would be
grade 9: honors algebra 2
grade 10: AP/honors pre-calc
grade 11: Calculus BC
grade 12: AP stats

At Poolesville/Blair SMCS they have a more advanced pathway that puts some kids into Calc BC in 10th with further advanced classes like MVC and Linear algebra. From my experience there were no kids above that path so capable math kids were all in Functions in 9th regardless of whether they had taken Alg 2 or not.

At my home HS they do not offer MVC and most kids on the advanced track drop down to Calc AB for regular Calc in 11th which makes you wonder why they were accelerated.

Because many of the same kids who find math challenging by the time they hit Calc in HS found the standard curriculum much too slow and simple when in ES/MS, and lilely would have turned off from the subject entirely as a result if acceleration/enrichment were not available.

No most Blair magnet kids did not take algebra 2 before 9th grade. A few did, the vast majority did not and regardless of whether they did or not they were all in the same place either taking precalc in 9th or functions. They skip algebra 2.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I believe a lot of SMCS kids completed A2 before 9th grade, so the Math Path for them will be

Grade 9: honor Pre-cal
Grade 10: Cal AB
Grade 11: Cal BC
Grade 12: Multi variable Cal or AP Statistics

For some math geneious they can even skip Cal AB and directly take Cal BC at grade 10, then multi variable cal and AP statistics at grade 11 and 12.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is the path of math?

Grade 4: compacted math 4/5
Grade 5: compacted math 5/6
Grade 6: pre-algebra?
Grade 7: algebra?
Grade 8: geometry
Grade 9 to Grade 12: calculus?

This seemed to be the most current PDF I could easily find https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/district/curriculum/math/montgomery-county-public-schools_-prek-12-mathematics-program---google-docs.pdf

the standard advanced track would be
grade 9: honors algebra 2
grade 10: AP/honors pre-calc
grade 11: Calculus BC
grade 12: AP stats

At Poolesville/Blair SMCS they have a more advanced pathway that puts some kids into Calc BC in 10th with further advanced classes like MVC and Linear algebra. From my experience there were no kids above that path so capable math kids were all in Functions in 9th regardless of whether they had taken Alg 2 or not.

At my home HS they do not offer MVC and most kids on the advanced track drop down to Calc AB for regular Calc in 11th which makes you wonder why they were accelerated.

Because many of the same kids who find math challenging by the time they hit Calc in HS found the standard curriculum much too slow and simple when in ES/MS, and lilely would have turned off from the subject entirely as a result if acceleration/enrichment were not available.

No most Blair magnet kids did not take algebra 2 before 9th grade. A few did, the vast majority did not and regardless of whether they did or not they were all in the same place either taking precalc in 9th or functions. They skip algebra 2.

Same at poolesville. So for kids ending up in SMCS, algebra in 6th grade ends up buying them nothing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I believe a lot of SMCS kids completed A2 before 9th grade, so the Math Path for them will be

Grade 9: honor Pre-cal
Grade 10: Cal AB
Grade 11: Cal BC
Grade 12: Multi variable Cal or AP Statistics

For some math geneious they can even skip Cal AB and directly take Cal BC at grade 10, then multi variable cal and AP statistics at grade 11 and 12.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is the path of math?

Grade 4: compacted math 4/5
Grade 5: compacted math 5/6
Grade 6: pre-algebra?
Grade 7: algebra?
Grade 8: geometry
Grade 9 to Grade 12: calculus?

This seemed to be the most current PDF I could easily find https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/district/curriculum/math/montgomery-county-public-schools_-prek-12-mathematics-program---google-docs.pdf

the standard advanced track would be
grade 9: honors algebra 2
grade 10: AP/honors pre-calc
grade 11: Calculus BC
grade 12: AP stats

At Poolesville/Blair SMCS they have a more advanced pathway that puts some kids into Calc BC in 10th with further advanced classes like MVC and Linear algebra. From my experience there were no kids above that path so capable math kids were all in Functions in 9th regardless of whether they had taken Alg 2 or not.

At my home HS they do not offer MVC and most kids on the advanced track drop down to Calc AB for regular Calc in 11th which makes you wonder why they were accelerated.

Because many of the same kids who find math challenging by the time they hit Calc in HS found the standard curriculum much too slow and simple when in ES/MS, and lilely would have turned off from the subject entirely as a result if acceleration/enrichment were not available.

No most Blair magnet kids did not take algebra 2 before 9th grade. A few did, the vast majority did not and regardless of whether they did or not they were all in the same place either taking precalc in 9th or functions. They skip algebra 2.

It’s not so much as slip of Alg2 as it is that the functions class is both acceleration and integration of various math topics.