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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Usually there is a year of precalculus and trig between Alg II and Calculus.

I am usually a person who recommends repeating math courses if they are challenging because you want the foundation to be firm. You don’t want to make algebra errors in calculus. Geometry is the one course I would maybe not recommend doing this for - it doesn’t really “lead” anywhere as far as the subsequent courses go and is kind of a standalone. It’s important for the SAT but I wouldn’t spend 2 years on geometry. [/quote]

Thanks but re-taking Algebra in 9th grade isn't really slowing down - it would almost feel remedial no?[/quote]

I’m not suggesting he repeat anything. I’m sure he has a good foundation even if it was difficult at times. Algebra 2 should review everything in the first couple months anyway.

I’m suggesting that geometry isn’t really worth 2 school years. You could stretch out Calc and do AB one year and BC the next. Or dual enroll and do something interesting as a senior like probability or number theory.

You could also get an algebra review wkbk this year and have him do a few pages now and then to keep things fresh![/quote]

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