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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]The problem is that it's geometry.  There's no reason to repeat geometry and repeating it won't help much for algebra II.  [/b]Repeating algebra I makes sense, but that's going way back-- would they even offer the honors version in HS?

So I think you're stuck with algebra-- either honors version or regular version. [/quote]

That's what I was thinking, too. In FCPS I think you'd have to expunge the Geometry grade in order to retake it and that wouldn't make sense if the kid is doing well (but I've heard of kids expunging Bs).

Of my 3 kids, one was 1 year accelerated, but the other 2 are two years (Algebra 2 in 9th grade). At my kid's FCPS school, they cautioned against moving between regular and honors for math classes - still can't say I understand why, but they did.

I think if I were in your shoes, assuming kid does well in Geometry, I think I'd have them do regular Algebra 2 OR prep over the summer and stay in Algebra 2 Honors (but only if they were motivated to do so). Repeating a class they do well in just to stave off a future class doesn't make a lot of sense.[/quote]

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