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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid's honors algebra 2 class (private) is the exact same way.  The teacher expects the kids to take what they've been taught and apply the concepts in completely new ways on the tests. It is meant to test a deep understanding of the material. 
I think this is par for the course in an "honors" level class.  Regular Algebra 2 is more regurgitation of previously learned concepts. "Honors" is all about challenge problems. 
 
It is very hard for kids who are not really math-brained.  I was one of those kids.  I would have sunk like a rock in one of these honors level classes.  
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This. If you want tests that don't force them to take things to a higher level drop down to regular Algebra 2. Honors is about challenge and extensions.[/quote]

+1.  My kid will graduate with 10 humanities AP classes.  She maxed out the humanities curriculum.  Not a slacker. And she cruised along in HN math until A2.  And it was a brutal first semester.  She dropped down to standard A2 and pre-Calc, then went on to AP Calc AB it’s fine. At some point the math took so much time and so much effort it pulled her attention away from the other 6 classes.   This was a common theme among her friends. Kids who were headed on to college for hardcore STEM did fine in A2 honors and the other kids didn’t.

I wish schools were more upfront about the fact A2 Honors is a weeder class.  If I realized what a huge step up it was from A1 and Geo, my kid would have started at the right level and saved herself an awful semester.  It’s a very conceptual class.  It’s not going to get easier.  Get out while you can.   I know kids who tied themselves in knots with this class with weekly tutoring endless Kahn Academy and ended but in the B-/C+ range. And they regret not dropping. An A in Standard is definitely better than a low B/ high C in honors.  The extra GPA weight is nice and most rigorous is important and Harvard may hold it against you.  But sometimes you need to face reality about your kid’s strengths and limitations.   [/quote]

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