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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]8th: Integrated Math 1 (MSDE-required)
9th: Integrated Math 2 (MSDE-required)
10th: PreCalculus w/Trig or Stats
11th: Calculus or AP Stats or Trigonometry 
12: MVC or Calculus or AP Stats

8th: Integrated Math 1 (MSDE-required)
9th: Integrated Math 2 (MSDE-required)
10th: PreCalculus or PreCal w/ Trig
11th: Trig or AP Stats or Calculus 
12: MVC or Calculus or AP Stats

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7th: Integrated Math 1 (MSDE-required)
8th: Integrated Math 2 (MSDE-required)
9th: PreCalculus or PreCalculus w/Trig 
10th: Trig or AP Stats or Calculus
11th: Calculus or AP Stats or MVC 
12: Advance Stats or Data Analysis  or DE math

Now I’m personally for a 3yr integrated math, but if that’s not allowed the above still makes sure kids of all stripes get a good foundation and have on ramps/off ramps[/quote]

They are not going to have kids go straight from Integrated Math 2 to precalc. Students already struggle with that with the traditional three-year sequence. They will need to create a new course to prepare kids for precalc.[/quote]

Kids are struggling because they are not getting good foundation. Not to mention that somewhere along the way we combined Alg2 with Trig when they use to be separate classes.

Pre-Cal is basically in-depth Alg2 with some Trig and some prep for Calculus.  Most of Geometry isn't actually need to successfully learn Alg1 or Alg2.  Instead you can apply Alg1/Alg2 in Geometry, and then apply all in Trig.

They need to stop trying to short-change the needed Algebra time and incorporate the Trig into Pre-Cal (at the beginning or integrated) or as a separate class.[/quote]

Well, they are certainly not going to add more to precalc when students are already struggling. So they will have to put anything else before that class.[/quote]

The point is that the district will have to consider everything post Alg2.  The state only needed to consider up to Alg2 because that is the graduation requirement.  But upper division math classes have a foundation in Algebra.  So the focus should be on ensuring the best Algebra foundation and then building classes and paths from there.  Kids are struggling not because Pre-Cal itself is super difficult, but because they are not getting a solid and strong enough Algebra foundation.[/quote]

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