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[quote=Anonymous]It's OP- hope everyone had a Happy Mother's Day! To the PP above re showing work...agree! DS is a math in his head kid since 4th grade, Core Curriculum enforced the show work mentality and resistance was futile. DS is ok showing work, but this is where he makes many simple mistakes.

DS decided that he'll withdraw. I think  because he's just so fed up that this entire year has hinged on this class and teacher. She wasn't fully on board with double math and she just kept bringing it up. He was the one who insisted on staying the course. Like I said up thread, teacher and counselor got into his head. Teacher less supportive in a passive way (IMO) and I think he became really anxious, running out of time on tests.

That being said, this weekend was interesting. A family member is an admissions director at a private NE high school. She just finished the piles of acceptances/rejections. Her husband is a math/CS guy. DS talked at length with them. Both advised that he withdraw. Reasons from admission director, "every app is a great kid, we don't accept great kids, we accept the great kids with great GPA's".

Her husband agreed, "why wouldn't you retake for a better grade, GPA is most important". He told DS that it was smart for him to double up in math and take the Alg 2 as an elective because that's why he can drop it with no trace. He's a Tufts undergrad / grad alum. He switched careers to a software design startup and told him which part of Calc is used and it's not much. More for an engineering degree. Told him that his ability to build a system, test it and parlay it into a side biz is a pretty big deal.

DH and I are on the fence, but agree that DS should make the decision.

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