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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC is a rising 9th grader. DC registered for summer Honors Algebra 2 A&B. Does any one have prior experience with this class in the summer?  DC is good at math.  I am worried about homework load. Is DC going to be stuck with hours of homework between classes which are 2 and 3 times a week depending on the week. [/quote]
This is a bad plan. They still need 4 years of math in high school - you are going to run out of courses. Take tech (FOCS or FOT) and/or Health in the summer if you want to free up elective slots.[/quote]

Agreed.  Although the teachers try to fit an entire year of math into a summer, the reality is that it can't cover as much or give the time to learn the material as well as during the school year when the child has more time to absorb the material. This particular course is foundational to future math, and your child may find later classes more challenging if the summer instruction isn't of the same intensity as the school-year instruction.  I've seen kids do this with Hon. Geometry, and it didn't have an impact on future math classes as much, but they bombed that part of the SAT.

This isn't about how good your DC is in math. My DC took Algebra 2 during the school year while still in MS, but I wouldn't have considered having her try it in the summer.

Agree that the tech and health credits are good options for the summer. A rising 9th grader can't take health, but they can take tech.   [/quote]
Rising 9th graders are now able to take the first semester of health over the summer. My rising ninth grader will be doing that.[/quote]

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