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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am sticking with Khan and a tutor and hoping my kid pulls through. Then if at the end of the year they haven't managed it, we'll look at doing regular pre-calc as the poster up thread recommends.

Given this seems to be an almost universal problem at MCPS high schools at the moment, I think it is more a reflection of the curriculum and how it is being rolled out than the abilities of the majority of the students.

It's absurd that it is such a universal situation but also strangely comforting that it's not just my son.[/quote]

No its not reflective of the curriculum but definitely to the abilities of majority of the students. Like PPs mentioned this is a weeding out class. If your basic math concepts are not strong you will struggle. MCPS does a terrible job at teaching math in general. The students suffer from lack of practice problems and good teachers and that exacerbates the problem. Nothing is wrong with the curriculum but the reality is some kids find math hard. People of dcum expect their kids to get straight A’s in every class with minimal effort and thats what the students themselves are used to now. Practice helps in math. [/quote]

But, it makes me wonder why the kids aren't ready for Honors Alg 2. This is not the first year we've been hearing about problems in honors math classes. This is a sequential series of classes. Each course should set the student up for success in the next course. There shouldn't be any "weeding" out courses in high school if kids successfully complete the prior course. [/quote]

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