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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]TJ has RS 1 fall of Freshman year. But then TJ usually teaches Alg 2 in spring of freshman year and instead of math 4/5 next year they are doing AP pre-calc.

I think TJ would be the only one to let your kid do AP stats freshman year (rs1/2) but then they have to do AP pre calc and meh.

I would instead just do precalc freshman year. [/quote]
Algebra 2 is math3. Math 3, 4, and 5 are offered both fall and spring semesters. Math 4 and 5 is traditional indepth precalc, and few advanced students complete both in freshmen year. AP precalc has a subset of traditional precalc topics (created for lower level math students who dont take Calc AB/BC in high school) and is a waste of time for Math 4 and 5 students, given their comprehensiveness and TJ rigor. [/quote]

Ah. You’re not a current parent.

They are replacing math 4/5 with AP pre calc.

This was all over the TJ parent forums and social media. [/quote]
Unlike the AP pre-calc at base school, there may be a TJ AP precalc, a semester course with same content as Math 5 plus the option to take the AP Pre-calc exam.  AP pre-calc is of no use for TJ students since AP Calc AB is required minimum for graduation.[/quote]

It's still an AP class, isn't it?[/quote]

Yes but that has no effect on the kid's life. [/quote]

Doesn't it demonstrate a marginally higher level of rigor?[/quote]

Higher level than what?

You have to look at the course not the "AP" label. Are all college courses equally rigorous, and more rigorous than high school courses? No. [/quote]

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