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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]11:50. This is very informative. The math class seems especially problematic. IB has been around for awhile. Is there no other work around? A lot of kids are fast tracked in math.[/quote]

How fast does your kid need to go? IB students can take calculus in 11th grade.[/quote]

Parent here who teaches college in a STEM field. I actually think the acceleration of math is problematic. Very, very few students are truly gifted enough in math to grasp higher level calculus in high school.

At my school, many students who went through post-calculus coursework in high school didn't have the fundamentals of calculus down even though they could have proceeded to higher level math. The same thing goes for science fields. It's actually something bandied about in academia.

I actually am fine with a student either finishing calculus or IB math HL in high school if they have a solid foundation. It's much better than racking up credits and then floundering in higher level classes.[/quote]
Thank you for a voice of reason wrt too much fast tracking in math. Even standard level IB math has some calculus in 11th grade. Math Studies does not. As designed, the physics and math are interrelated. One of my kids enjoyed spotting this connection and relating the math to the physics. That aside, I think the math teaching was not a strength ( note I mean teacher, not IB curriculum) and many of the kids did not do well. We told our kid from the start expect to retake calculus in college. There's no way they will leave HS with a strong enough foundation.[/quote]

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