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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think your math department is probably teaching the class as an AP class should be taught and evaluated-College Level. Your kid will be prepared for AP Calc AB or BC next year.  [b]If you are at a school where they took away Honor Pre Calc Trig (forcing those who want to continue on math track to take AP Pre Calc this year)[/b], the class is not going to be diluted for “those who won’t go onto take calculus”. My child is in AP Pre Calc and it’s hard, they but in a lot of effort with homework and studying and they are getting B, B+, A-‘s on tests/quizzes. But one test got low C.
This is the first year for AP Pre Calc . Maybe the College Board is going light on the test or at least the practice question.[/quote]

Our high school is one of the highlighted and my child will take AP Precalcus instead of Honor Precalc Trig. [b]Do you know why schools are taking away the honor course? [/b]Can they teach the honor and let students take the AP Precalc test?[/quote]
AP classes have a 1.0 grade bump whereas honors only has a 0.5 grade bump. It's all about the GPA.[/quote]

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