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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 9th grader will be in H. Precalc.  He's already taken Physics through CTY.  As an elective, he wanted to take AP Physics 1 this year.  The HS he attends will not allow it as they said that in order to take any physics class, he must have completed Bio and Chem first.  But yet, when I look at what Blair allows, a student in H.Precalc is placed in AP Physics 1.  Their philosophy is that math drives science.

If we are one school district, why the differences?  Any suggestions for getting around this?[/quote]

Blair is a unique program/school. Students who take that have demonstrated the ability by passing prerequisite courses before they started attending Blair.  No idea if the class your kid took would count.

Anyway, if you are not in a special program, you have to follow the state pathway to graduation. Special programs ensure they meet graduation requirements and do not always follow the same path for a variety of reasons.   If you start messing around in freshman and sophomore year taking random classes because you want to, there may be with holes closer to graduation.  Plus no one wants to take a class with freshman if you are a senior. 
 The counselors are just making sure your child will stay on track.  Junior year he will focus more on a specific tract if he wants too based on what is offered at the school. Lots more flexibility in the last two years.  Each school is different because each school has a different population; different facilities; different teachers with different abilities. Perhaps look into taking it at MC after school if he really is insistent.  [/quote]

Blair is a local geo-boundary high school with 500 non-magnet students per grade. This post and thread have nothing to do with the magnet programs. [/quote]

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