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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MCPS forces everyone to take a math every year and it honestly sucks.  My DD is taking Alg 2 in 9th and has no desire to keep leaning Calculus she will never use another minute in her life.  It would be different if she was going for science/engineering/computers/med, etc... but she isn't.  The math options suck and to force the kids to keep taking it instead of other more interesting courses stink.  [/quote]

I agree but…why would a child who hates math take Alg 2 in 9th? That certainly is a difficult path for a student disinterested in pursuing math..[/quote]

Because she was placed in the pre-algebra when she was 10 years old, and is running out of steam 3 years later.

The problem is a donut hole in the policy, where students who are a little good at math get stuck when they run out of gas senior year, and the "math every year" requirement doesn't have allowances or options for counting "honors physics" or a social science research seminar as an "algebra-based course". It doesn't even count computer science if taken the same year as another math course.

Also, it frustrates students/parents who are obsessed with maximizing weighted GPA but can't handle the material of the full liberal arts honors curriculum. [/quote]

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