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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]*oops, meant regular Algebra 2, not regular pre-calc.

She may find that she has juniors and seniors in her class if she switches to regular - she will be a superstar. [/quote]

OP I wouldn't automatically jump to the conclusion that dropping down is the right way to go here as some have suggested. Before considering that, have you spoken with your DD? What is her take on her understanding of the material? Does she often/occasionally feel lost in class? Does she do very well on her homework and feels she is understanding the concepts (i.e not just memorizing facts, etc, but can actually explain them to someone?). What is her take on her teacher, and peers... does she feel like the class is moving very fast? Is there a lot of learning/teaching going on during class? What is her feeling towards quizzes and tests, and other significant components of her grade? I.e does she believe she did well (and possibly made careless errors)? Or is it that she is anxious and finds some questions difficult? Has she gotten back her quizzes/tests so she can check to see what mistakes she made? This last point is very important and is key to her being able to identify what she is fully understanding. Also as others pointed out, is the tutor really accurately assessing her level of understanding, or are there real knowledge gaps that they may be overlooking?

All of these details are important in trying to better understand what is happening before considering moving down. Some of these can definitely be answered by having a conference with the teacher, but first you should get your daughter's initial impression on this. Since she is in high school, she should hopefully be able to self assess a bit and describe what she thinks is happening.

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