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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Little dribs and drabs of info trickling out.

At Madison, where there is NO Trig/Precalc Hons next year, the kids who take Alg II reg. will go to Trig/Precalc (reg) (or Prob/Stat, or Trig/Discrete).

The kids who took Alg II HON will go to AP Precalc.

Alg II Hons is a PREREQUISITE for AP Precalc.

In order to take AP Calc BC, you have to have taken AP Calc AB or AP Precalc.  [/quote]
Very helpful detail, thanks. But this outcome is suboptimal. AP Precalculus will be populated with Precalc/Trig honors students who don't need an AP Precalculus credit but do need BC Calculus preparation. Unfortunately, next year these kids will get the opposite - they will gain an AP Precalculus credit that won't be recognized for course credit at selective colleges and they won't receive early BC preparation which could well undermine their performance on the AP BC exam, which is the AP math exam that actually matters to these kids. Square peg in a round hole. [/quote]
You guys are starting to lose me. My kid is projected to take  only Calc AB, either the AP version as a high school senior, or in college. She's currently in Algebra 2 Honors. It looks like her school is offering PreCalcTrig Honors and nonhonors, as well as AP PrCalc next year. Given she likely won't do CALC BC, it sounds like she should take the PreCalcTrig and not the AP PreCalc?[/quote]
In the FCPS course catalog, the prerequisites for AB Calculus are either Precalc/Trig, Precalc/Trig honors, or AP Precalc.  All of them qualify a kid for Calc AB. Teachers will recommend the best option.

The issue with the Madison approach next year is that it would appear to disadvantage kids who want to take BC Calculus relative to current practice. [/quote]

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