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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was at BTSN tonight and learned that students who take on grade level pre-calculus (so not honors) will not be prepared to take Calculus AB the next year. This greatly concerns me. I understood that dropping out of the honors track wouldn't prepare my child for BC, but I thought it would prepare her for AB.

All of her friends scared her and told her that honors would be so much work so she dropped down, but now I am really upset for letting her. How is it that this course was not designed to prepare students? SHould I force her back in the honors track even though she doesn't want to (her math is strong, but she does not "like" it)? I'm a very upset parent tonight![/quote]

Simply not true. Both of my kids dropped down to regular pre-calculus and then took Calc AB their senior year. They both did fine. FYI this was a "W" school and many of their friends did the same thing. Not sure what's up with that teacher.[/quote]

+1 This is very common at DC's school which is Whitman but I just looked at their math dept. presentation and I see slides that seem to imply that regular Precal only leads to Calc with Applications, Stats or Financial math.

But if you look at the MCPS math curriculum page Precal and Honors Precal are supposed to cover the same material so everyone who takes either should be well prepared for any of the AP Calcs.

Different schools are advising students different things which is not how it's supposed to work given the curriculum is supposedly standardized everywhere.

It is no wonder OP is confused and upset.[/quote]

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