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[quote=Anonymous]Honestly, you need to be less worried about what an F means for college and more concerned that either you kid has checked out or is in over their head in a class where they need to understand the material to progress.  They need the math they are supposed to be learning in A2 for pre-calc, calc, etc. and even superinfection places in college. It doesn’t just stop this year.

My DC stepped off the honors track in A2 in FCPS and never looked back.  Standard A2, pre-calc and Non-AP Calculus, all with As.  Now at W&M.

Last weekend, she texted me a picture of her economics notes the caption:  “Do IR, they said. You will finally be done with math, they said”. And when you Zoom in to the notes, it’s all mathematical equations and the words “Derivate that bad boy!” are circled. :) And there are at least two more 300 to 400 level econ classes after this to go to do the bare minimum for an IR major.

Yes, your kid needs to pass to get into college. But they need a basic understanding to survive HS— and apparently even some college majors that are not traditionally classified as STEM.

That said, at some point kids specialize. If your kid isn’t doing engineering or similar, maybe it’s time to drop the honors track.  An A in standard (with an understanding of the material) beats a D-F in honors (with no clue) every day.

Yes, you can still get into WM. When, yes, the IR department apparently expects a passing familiarity with Calculus. [/quote]

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