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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Between 7th and 8th - Geometry Honors
Between 8th and 9th - Online HPE 9 and prep for any classes that might be challenging.  Start volunteer work for Hugh school and plan out clubs.  Start fall sport
Between 9th and 10th - Chemistry Honors or HPE10.  Job, internship and coursework prep. Continue volunteer work and prep for science fair. [/quote]

This is us too. Although probably not chemistry. Labs in school are best with chemistry.

Some people don’t get the geometry over the summer thing. It’s not just TJ that makes this important for us. Our base school offers Calc BC and Multivariable calculus, and we can take classes in math senior year via dual enrollment or AP stats to just fill the space. Moreover, it depends on the kid. Some kids love math. Some kids are talented at math. Some kids are both.

I know a lot of people who don’t understand the push: but if your kid is truly talented at math, this is what can be done. My DD is extremely competitive academically too, so this is really up her alley.

As for college: calc bc allows you to skip regular physics and take AP physics concurrently or the next year. So if your kid is taking Algebra II in 8th, precalc in 9th, and then calc bc in 10th: they don’t have to take regular physics before physics AP. And calc bc counts for like three classes at UVA. So we’re talking about 16? Credits before their junior year done. The added perk: I’ve always strongly felt that the overlap between physics and calculus should mean that it is taken together because physics gives the real life applications of calculus. It makes sense from a post graduate perspective. But also- doing this sophomore year is easier because junior year their workload gets higher- so having them have the time for these classes helps them build the foundation later.

As for post AP classes: sure they don’t get credit for these classes. But going into college they will sail through the college courses. And that’s important if they want to do advanced engineering. It also helps in other classes like quantum mechanics and p.Chem.

But if you don’t have that kind of kid, it’s completely unnecessary.

We have that kid. We don’t advertise we have that kid. And I think that’s why a lot of parents are wondering why our kid is taking geometry this summer.

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