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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I agree it’s too soon but just wanted to get a sense of whether this was really as “impossible” as he predicts.
I think his teacher is brand new and told the class it would be one of the hardest classes they’d ever take. My son doesn’t have a lot of confidence so that’s surely affecting his outlook.

He has support at home but has always relied on really good math teachers for help. No way to know how it will go with a new teacher so I can’t get too caught up in that yet.

He had an excellent tutor 2 years ago and I’ll try that. He will need help in chemistry too I’m sure.

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You didn’t say what grade he is, but if he’s 9th or 10th grade, if he drops down to regular, he will likely be with older students who are very weak in math. As others have suggested, get a tutor and use supplemental resources (I like KhanAcademy). However, I would also discuss with your son that this is an opportunity to work with the tutor and learn study skills and planning. Learning how to be successful in a course that you are unsure about is a good skill to have before college.

Also, Honors Precalc is the hardest in the math sequence (general DCUM thoughts over the years) . If he still feels like needing a slower pace at the end of the year, a switch to Precalc is more common and he’ll be with similar age students. [/quote]

Do you think it’s harder than Honors Calc or AP Calc?[/quote]

No of course not, Pre-Calc is the hardest math by far. Honors especially.[/quote]

Many posters have said the hardest class by far was Alg II.[/quote]

How many of those posters are HS Math teachers? Zero.[/quote]

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