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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Logistically, there are no real benefits. Functions kids get one extra semester of magnet electives.[/quote]

They get an extra semester of magnet [b]MATH[/b] electives. That means that they will have to take an extra advanced math elective in senior year while working on their senior research project. If they're good at math, but math isn't their love, it's not the best option. (The same applies for the accelerated CS path - the students sign an agreement that they will take an advanced CS class to replace skipping Foundations of CS B.)

Last year, my kid started in Functions, but then they found out they have to do 4 full years of math courses [i]anyway[/i], and taking Functions just means they'll end up with one semester of even [i]more[/i] advanced math without the guarantee of college credit. They dropped back into Precalc A so they could take it easier.

I will mention, my kid did not think the Precalc A teacher was a good teacher, although they think she's a nice person. She mostly teaches by giving worksheets, but not by actually teaching the concepts. The Functions teacher also teaches Precalc B, and my kid thought he was an [i]amazing[/i] teacher and did better in Precalc B than in A.[/quote]

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