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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In STEM, Banneker offers AP Bio, AP Chem, AP Environmental Science and AP Stat. Their IB program only offers Biology at Higher Level and math studies at Standard Level. Math studies; is the lowest level of IB math offered, and it is geared toward kids who won't major in STEM in college. It is lower level math than AP Calc AB.

Wilson offers AP Bio, AP Chem, AP Physics (both parts), AP Calc AB and BC, AP Comp Sci, AP Environmental Science, and AP Stat. I think my STEM kid will be more at home at Wilson.[/quote]

Why not McKinley?[/quote]

DP: A few years ago, some of the kids at Deal who were interested McKinley asked about math classes and pointed out that they had already taken Geometry and Algebra II t Deal. They wanted to know what the math track would be like. McKinley wasn't prepared for these kids. The kids were really disappointed because they wanted a STEM school. They chose Wilson for SciMaTech.[/quote]

I can't speak for a few years ago, but I don't think this is still true.  The school offers Honors PreCalc and AP Calc (AB and BC), a couple AP computer science courses.  And then they've got honors and AP bio, chem and physics, and very interesting biotech and IT departments/offerings.  I don't think you could say they aren't prepared for advanced math students today.[/quote]

You are correct. The PPP is posting out of date information. [/quote]

What math class do those kids take after they finish Calc BC in 10th?[/quote]

Well, this is hypothetical since I don't know who these kids are, but I imagine they could either do Stats one year, or two years of AP computer science, or co-enroll to take math at a local uni.  Just like they would at Wilson.

Btw, are kids at at Deal really taking Algebra II and Geometry?  1000 years ago when I was in middle school, a small group of advanced kid took Algebra I and Geometry in 7th and 8th grades (this was a pull out, so advanced beyond the "normal" advanced classes).  And then there was an advanced trig class students took before Calculus.  Would you really have a kid doing Geometry in 7th, Algebra II in 8th, and then Calc in 9th and 10th??

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