Anonymous
Post 01/11/2024 18:13     Subject: Help with rising 9th graders schedule
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:For very advanced students, AP Gov would be the logical next choice. But if you think that’s too much (it’s a lot of work!) or just not a priority given other hard classes, I would opt for Honors US History instead. Honors Pre Calc is a tough class (though I suspect your kid is very strong in math). Maybe honors History this year and then he can do APUSH and/Or AP World in future years.


Doesn't that depend on the school? For example, Blair offers APUSH in 9th and APNSL in 10th while other HS reverse this.


OP here--at our school the choice is H. US History or APUSH. He's not a humanities kid. Given that those are the only 2 choices, H. US History it is!


APUSH is supposed to be easier even though it's hard. I'd do that first from what I'm hearing from others who did history first.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2024 18:03     Subject: Help with rising 9th graders schedule
Check with your school re ASL in 9th. My kid’s school won’t let freshman take it.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2024 17:46     Subject: Help with rising 9th graders schedule
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid is a math/science kid. Currently he's taking H.Alg 2 and has an A. He's also taking H. Physics through CTY after school. He would like to take AP Physics 1 next year if possible. Here's what I'm thinking:

H.Precalc
H.Bio
AP Physics 1
PE
H.English
History ????
ASL

Is this reasonable? For his history class, what would you recommend? He's currently in Historical Inquiry.


This is pretty good!! Keep the AP physics especially if he has a an interest in it.

I would have him take honors us history if he isn’t a history type of kid.

Remove the honors bio, it’s his freshman year he should have some fun so add an elective maybe a class that satisfies fine art credit


That’s a great idea. I didn’t know if he would have to take bio b/c he’d be in 9th. His idea of a fun elective is the ap physics class. I’ll have him look at the electives and see what else he might enjoy. It would be good to have in case they don’t let him into the physics class.

My understanding is at Blair at least if you are in Honors A2 or later in 9th they strongly push AP Physics.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2024 16:46     Subject: Help with rising 9th graders schedule
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid is a math/science kid. Currently he's taking H.Alg 2 and has an A. He's also taking H. Physics through CTY after school. He would like to take AP Physics 1 next year if possible. Here's what I'm thinking:

H.Precalc
H.Bio
AP Physics 1
PE
H.English
History ????
ASL

Is this reasonable? For his history class, what would you recommend? He's currently in Historical Inquiry.


This is pretty good!! Keep the AP physics especially if he has a an interest in it.

I would have him take honors us history if he isn’t a history type of kid.

Remove the honors bio, it’s his freshman year he should have some fun so add an elective maybe a class that satisfies fine art credit


That’s a great idea. I didn’t know if he would have to take bio b/c he’d be in 9th. His idea of a fun elective is the ap physics class. I’ll have him look at the electives and see what else he might enjoy. It would be good to have in case they don’t let him into the physics class.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2024 16:44     Subject: Help with rising 9th graders schedule
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid is a math/science kid. Currently he's taking H.Alg 2 and has an A. He's also taking H. Physics through CTY after school. He would like to take AP Physics 1 next year if possible. Here's what I'm thinking:

H.Precalc
H.Bio
AP Physics 1
PE
H.English
History ????
ASL

Is this reasonable? For his history class, what would you recommend? He's currently in Historical Inquiry.


This is pretty good!! Keep the AP physics especially if he has a an interest in it.

I would have him take honors us history if he isn’t a history type of kid.

Remove the honors bio, it’s his freshman year he should have some fun so add an elective maybe a class that satisfies fine art credit


Since he’s already taking some physics outside of school, I’d skip Physics 1 this year and do Physics C concurrently with Calculus BC next year.

Physics 1 is one year, physics 2 another year, when he could just do two semesters of physics c next year and end up with the more rigorous and advanced coursework.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2024 16:20     Subject: Help with rising 9th graders schedule
Anonymous wrote:My kid is a math/science kid. Currently he's taking H.Alg 2 and has an A. He's also taking H. Physics through CTY after school. He would like to take AP Physics 1 next year if possible. Here's what I'm thinking:

H.Precalc
H.Bio
AP Physics 1
PE
H.English
History ????
ASL

Is this reasonable? For his history class, what would you recommend? He's currently in Historical Inquiry.


This is pretty good!! Keep the AP physics especially if he has a an interest in it.

I would have him take honors us history if he isn’t a history type of kid.

Remove the honors bio, it’s his freshman year he should have some fun so add an elective maybe a class that satisfies fine art credit
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2024 13:51     Subject: Help with rising 9th graders schedule
The only thing I would check around about is whether ASL counts as a language for the colleges he's interested in. We had heard some will require another language but never really ended up getting to the bottom of it because DD ended up taking French instead of ASL. Good luck to your child OP. Sounds like a great schedule and it's cool he's already so interested in physcis.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2024 13:48     Subject: Help with rising 9th graders schedule
Anonymous wrote:For very advanced students, AP Gov would be the logical next choice. But if you think that’s too much (it’s a lot of work!) or just not a priority given other hard classes, I would opt for Honors US History instead. Honors Pre Calc is a tough class (though I suspect your kid is very strong in math). Maybe honors History this year and then he can do APUSH and/Or AP World in future years.


My kid did AP Gov, AP US History, AP World History, and then AP Micro/AP Macro (two different exams, but each class is one semester). None of it was hard, because he likes those things. However he only did Honors versions of STEM classes. I'm sure very well-rounded students do both, however.

Anonymous
Post 01/11/2024 13:35     Subject: Help with rising 9th graders schedule
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:For very advanced students, AP Gov would be the logical next choice. But if you think that’s too much (it’s a lot of work!) or just not a priority given other hard classes, I would opt for Honors US History instead. Honors Pre Calc is a tough class (though I suspect your kid is very strong in math). Maybe honors History this year and then he can do APUSH and/Or AP World in future years.


Doesn't that depend on the school? For example, Blair offers APUSH in 9th and APNSL in 10th while other HS reverse this.


OP here--at our school the choice is H. US History or APUSH. He's not a humanities kid. Given that those are the only 2 choices, H. US History it is!
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2024 13:33     Subject: Help with rising 9th graders schedule
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:For very advanced students, AP Gov would be the logical next choice. But if you think that’s too much (it’s a lot of work!) or just not a priority given other hard classes, I would opt for Honors US History instead. Honors Pre Calc is a tough class (though I suspect your kid is very strong in math). Maybe honors History this year and then he can do APUSH and/Or AP World in future years.


Doesn't that depend on the school? For example, Blair offers APUSH in 9th and APNSL in 10th while other HS reverse this.


yes, depends on the school
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2024 13:29     Subject: Help with rising 9th graders schedule
Anonymous wrote:For very advanced students, AP Gov would be the logical next choice. But if you think that’s too much (it’s a lot of work!) or just not a priority given other hard classes, I would opt for Honors US History instead. Honors Pre Calc is a tough class (though I suspect your kid is very strong in math). Maybe honors History this year and then he can do APUSH and/Or AP World in future years.


Doesn't that depend on the school? For example, Blair offers APUSH in 9th and APNSL in 10th while other HS reverse this.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2024 13:15     Subject: Help with rising 9th graders schedule
Anonymous wrote:He needs a foreign language. Wait on physics. That’s normally 11th.

Ap gov is 9th.


Oh, wait, he’s doing a language. Do health if he’s not doing it in the summer or an elective requirement.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2024 13:14     Subject: Help with rising 9th graders schedule
He needs a foreign language. Wait on physics. That’s normally 11th.

Ap gov is 9th.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2024 13:12     Subject: Help with rising 9th graders schedule
For very advanced students, AP Gov would be the logical next choice. But if you think that’s too much (it’s a lot of work!) or just not a priority given other hard classes, I would opt for Honors US History instead. Honors Pre Calc is a tough class (though I suspect your kid is very strong in math). Maybe honors History this year and then he can do APUSH and/Or AP World in future years.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2024 13:02     Subject: Help with rising 9th graders schedule
My kid is a math/science kid. Currently he's taking H.Alg 2 and has an A. He's also taking H. Physics through CTY after school. He would like to take AP Physics 1 next year if possible. Here's what I'm thinking:

H.Precalc
H.Bio
AP Physics 1
PE
H.English
History ????
ASL

Is this reasonable? For his history class, what would you recommend? He's currently in Historical Inquiry.