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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t understand how you can be surprised by this.[/quote]

I'm normally pretty on top of things- but definitely not a pushy parent. But why does a class that is called pre-calculus not lead to calculus? How was I to know that?[/quote]

I graduated high school in 2011, so not recently but not ages ago.

It went like this:

Regular Pre calculus > calculus with applications

Honors Pre Calculus (Great students)> AP Calculus BC

Honors Pre Calculus (Good students) > AP Calculus AB

Your child will absolutely not be ready to take AP level math taking regular pre calculus.[/quote]

And if that’s the case then it is a problem because AB level Calculus is the general Calculus 1 class, which every student taking Pre-Cal should be prepared to take.  That’s the entire point of taking Pre-Cal.  [/quote]

There is no law that a class labeled pre-calculus must lead to calculus 1 after. It can, but it can also lead to a more basic class called calculus with applications. Both include calculus, but they do not have the same rigor..

OP - some kids who take on-level precalc do go onto AB, but some definitely move onto calc with applications. I would follow up with the teacher pointing out that the course catalog says the course can lead to AB and ask for clarification. If the teacher digs in I would follow up with the departmental lead. If truly it does not (which seems unlikely if the teachers is following the syllabus), then you may want to explore having your child move up to honors.

Good luck![/quote]

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