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Anonymous wrote:Could MCPS just make a "Pre-Calc 1" and "Pre-Calc 2" two-year sequence?

They could. For the moment, it does not appear that they intend to do so.

If there was such developed, they would need to overlap/preserve the current PreCalc options for a year so that those exiting from the three-year Algebra 1/Geometry/Algebra 2 would have something relevant to them at the same time that those (originally a year behind them) exiting the two-year Integrated Algebra 1 & 2 sequence. And maybe develop a one-year accelerated PreCalc (combining PreCalc 1 & 2 like the current PreAlgebra combines Math 7 & Math 8) for those needing that greater pace.

Hopefully they do. With this set up, a lot of kids will be taking Pre-Calc in 9th, right? And not all of them will be at schools that have post-Calc math. So unless they get rid of the requirement for 4 math credits in HS...

MCPS is saying thatbis what dial enrollment is for.

They do not intent to have a two-year precalc sequence. They say the new integrated sequence will prepare kids for honors pre-calc becauee it arranged materials better than the current theee-year sequence. It will take more kids failing than do now for them to change their minds. Which will eventually happen. But watch out if your kids are caught up in the start of this rollout.

If kids start this in 7th, without geometry at some schools they will not have enough math classes to graduate.

There's going to be four different two-class math sequences offered at all schools for 11th and 12th graders. So if they finish calc early they can do one of the others, like stats or data science.

Anonymous wrote:this seems like a problem for students transferring into an mcps high school having taken just Alg 1 in 8th and not "integrated"

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Anonymous wrote:Could MCPS just make a "Pre-Calc 1" and "Pre-Calc 2" two-year sequence?

They could. For the moment, it does not appear that they intend to do so.

If there was such developed, they would need to overlap/preserve the current PreCalc options for a year so that those exiting from the three-year Algebra 1/Geometry/Algebra 2 would have something relevant to them at the same time that those (originally a year behind them) exiting the two-year Integrated Algebra 1 & 2 sequence. And maybe develop a one-year accelerated PreCalc (combining PreCalc 1 & 2 like the current PreAlgebra combines Math 7 & Math 8) for those needing that greater pace.

Hopefully they do. With this set up, a lot of kids will be taking Pre-Calc in 9th, right? And not all of them will be at schools that have post-Calc math. So unless they get rid of the requirement for 4 math credits in HS...

MCPS is saying thatbis what dial enrollment is for.

They do not intent to have a two-year precalc sequence. They say the new integrated sequence will prepare kids for honors pre-calc becauee it arranged materials better than the current theee-year sequence. It will take more kids failing than do now for them to change their minds. Which will eventually happen. But watch out if your kids are caught up in the start of this rollout.

If kids start this in 7th, without geometry at some schools they will not have enough math classes to graduate.

There's going to be four different two-class math sequences offered at all schools for 11th and 12th graders. So if they finish calc early they can do one of the others, like stats or data science.

Unless you are a math-attuned student at one of the wealthy schools. Then you'll be accessing post-Calc BC college-level courses like MVC, DE & LA right at your own school for your junior and senior year.

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Anonymous wrote:Could MCPS just make a "Pre-Calc 1" and "Pre-Calc 2" two-year sequence?

They could. For the moment, it does not appear that they intend to do so.

If there was such developed, they would need to overlap/preserve the current PreCalc options for a year so that those exiting from the three-year Algebra 1/Geometry/Algebra 2 would have something relevant to them at the same time that those (originally a year behind them) exiting the two-year Integrated Algebra 1 & 2 sequence. And maybe develop a one-year accelerated PreCalc (combining PreCalc 1 & 2 like the current PreAlgebra combines Math 7 & Math 8) for those needing that greater pace.

Hopefully they do. With this set up, a lot of kids will be taking Pre-Calc in 9th, right? And not all of them will be at schools that have post-Calc math. So unless they get rid of the requirement for 4 math credits in HS...

MCPS is saying thatbis what dial enrollment is for.

They do not intent to have a two-year precalc sequence. They say the new integrated sequence will prepare kids for honors pre-calc becauee it arranged materials better than the current theee-year sequence. It will take more kids failing than do now for them to change their minds. Which will eventually happen. But watch out if your kids are caught up in the start of this rollout.

If kids start this in 7th, without geometry at some schools they will not have enough math classes to graduate.

There's going to be four different two-class math sequences offered at all schools for 11th and 12th graders. So if they finish calc early they can do one of the others, like stats or data science.

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Anonymous wrote:Integrated Algebra 1 and 2. Wow. MSDE themselves say that it might not provide enough material, so get what they go and do. After Integrated Algebra 2 they say that you pick "a math elective class based on the student's career" and one of these choices is called... Guess what, Algebraic Foundations of Calculus. Don't we already have Precalculus? Do we really need this? Why don't you just do the 1, 2 and 3 to make it less confusing.

Pretty sure it's because they want to get the kids who are not on the calc track into other classes quicker rather than make them take 3 years of integrated algebra.

And yet MCPS is saying the state won’t let them create an integrated math 3 class for those just on the calc track. Makes no sense.

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Anonymous wrote:Could MCPS just make a "Pre-Calc 1" and "Pre-Calc 2" two-year sequence?

They could. For the moment, it does not appear that they intend to do so.

If there was such developed, they would need to overlap/preserve the current PreCalc options for a year so that those exiting from the three-year Algebra 1/Geometry/Algebra 2 would have something relevant to them at the same time that those (originally a year behind them) exiting the two-year Integrated Algebra 1 & 2 sequence. And maybe develop a one-year accelerated PreCalc (combining PreCalc 1 & 2 like the current PreAlgebra combines Math 7 & Math 8) for those needing that greater pace.

Hopefully they do. With this set up, a lot of kids will be taking Pre-Calc in 9th, right? And not all of them will be at schools that have post-Calc math. So unless they get rid of the requirement for 4 math credits in HS...

MCPS is saying thatbis what dial enrollment is for.

They do not intent to have a two-year precalc sequence. They say the new integrated sequence will prepare kids for honors pre-calc becauee it arranged materials better than the current theee-year sequence. It will take more kids failing than do now for them to change their minds. Which will eventually happen. But watch out if your kids are caught up in the start of this rollout.

If kids start this in 7th, without geometry at some schools they will not have enough math classes to graduate.

Anonymous wrote:Is the mcps secondary math office consulting with any colleges/universities with this roll out?

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Anonymous wrote:Could MCPS just make a "Pre-Calc 1" and "Pre-Calc 2" two-year sequence?

They could. For the moment, it does not appear that they intend to do so.

If there was such developed, they would need to overlap/preserve the current PreCalc options for a year so that those exiting from the three-year Algebra 1/Geometry/Algebra 2 would have something relevant to them at the same time that those (originally a year behind them) exiting the two-year Integrated Algebra 1 & 2 sequence. And maybe develop a one-year accelerated PreCalc (combining PreCalc 1 & 2 like the current PreAlgebra combines Math 7 & Math 8) for those needing that greater pace.

Hopefully they do. With this set up, a lot of kids will be taking Pre-Calc in 9th, right? And not all of them will be at schools that have post-Calc math. So unless they get rid of the requirement for 4 math credits in HS...

MCPS is saying thatbis what dial enrollment is for.

They do not intent to have a two-year precalc sequence. They say the new integrated sequence will prepare kids for honors pre-calc becauee it arranged materials better than the current theee-year sequence. It will take more kids failing than do now for them to change their minds. Which will eventually happen. But watch out if your kids are caught up in the start of this rollout.

If kids start this in 7th, without geometry at some schools they will not have enough math classes to graduate.

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Anonymous wrote:Could MCPS just make a "Pre-Calc 1" and "Pre-Calc 2" two-year sequence?

They could. For the moment, it does not appear that they intend to do so.

If there was such developed, they would need to overlap/preserve the current PreCalc options for a year so that those exiting from the three-year Algebra 1/Geometry/Algebra 2 would have something relevant to them at the same time that those (originally a year behind them) exiting the two-year Integrated Algebra 1 & 2 sequence. And maybe develop a one-year accelerated PreCalc (combining PreCalc 1 & 2 like the current PreAlgebra combines Math 7 & Math 8) for those needing that greater pace.

Hopefully they do. With this set up, a lot of kids will be taking Pre-Calc in 9th, right? And not all of them will be at schools that have post-Calc math. So unless they get rid of the requirement for 4 math credits in HS...

MCPS is saying thatbis what dial enrollment is for.

They do not intent to have a two-year precalc sequence. They say the new integrated sequence will prepare kids for honors pre-calc becauee it arranged materials better than the current theee-year sequence. It will take more kids failing than do now for them to change their minds. Which will eventually happen. But watch out if your kids are caught up in the start of this rollout.

Please cite your sources.

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Anonymous wrote:Could MCPS just make a "Pre-Calc 1" and "Pre-Calc 2" two-year sequence?

They could. For the moment, it does not appear that they intend to do so.

If there was such developed, they would need to overlap/preserve the current PreCalc options for a year so that those exiting from the three-year Algebra 1/Geometry/Algebra 2 would have something relevant to them at the same time that those (originally a year behind them) exiting the two-year Integrated Algebra 1 & 2 sequence. And maybe develop a one-year accelerated PreCalc (combining PreCalc 1 & 2 like the current PreAlgebra combines Math 7 & Math 8) for those needing that greater pace.

Hopefully they do. With this set up, a lot of kids will be taking Pre-Calc in 9th, right? And not all of them will be at schools that have post-Calc math. So unless they get rid of the requirement for 4 math credits in HS...

MCPS is saying thatbis what dial enrollment is for.

They do not intent to have a two-year precalc sequence. They say the new integrated sequence will prepare kids for honors pre-calc becauee it arranged materials better than the current theee-year sequence. It will take more kids failing than do now for them to change their minds. Which will eventually happen. But watch out if your kids are caught up in the start of this rollout.

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Anonymous wrote:Could MCPS just make a "Pre-Calc 1" and "Pre-Calc 2" two-year sequence?

They could. For the moment, it does not appear that they intend to do so.

If there was such developed, they would need to overlap/preserve the current PreCalc options for a year so that those exiting from the three-year Algebra 1/Geometry/Algebra 2 would have something relevant to them at the same time that those (originally a year behind them) exiting the two-year Integrated Algebra 1 & 2 sequence. And maybe develop a one-year accelerated PreCalc (combining PreCalc 1 & 2 like the current PreAlgebra combines Math 7 & Math 8) for those needing that greater pace.

Hopefully they do. With this set up, a lot of kids will be taking Pre-Calc in 9th, right? And not all of them will be at schools that have post-Calc math. So unless they get rid of the requirement for 4 math credits in HS...

MCPS is saying thatbis what dial enrollment is for.

They do not intent to have a two-year precalc sequence. They say the new integrated sequence will prepare kids for honors pre-calc becauee it arranged materials better than the current theee-year sequence. It will take more kids failing than do now for them to change their minds. Which will eventually happen. But watch out if your kids are caught up in the start of this rollout.

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Anonymous wrote:Could MCPS just make a "Pre-Calc 1" and "Pre-Calc 2" two-year sequence?

They could. For the moment, it does not appear that they intend to do so.

If there was such developed, they would need to overlap/preserve the current PreCalc options for a year so that those exiting from the three-year Algebra 1/Geometry/Algebra 2 would have something relevant to them at the same time that those (originally a year behind them) exiting the two-year Integrated Algebra 1 & 2 sequence. And maybe develop a one-year accelerated PreCalc (combining PreCalc 1 & 2 like the current PreAlgebra combines Math 7 & Math 8) for those needing that greater pace.

Hopefully they do. With this set up, a lot of kids will be taking Pre-Calc in 9th, right? And not all of them will be at schools that have post-Calc math. So unless they get rid of the requirement for 4 math credits in HS...

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Anonymous wrote:Could MCPS just make a "Pre-Calc 1" and "Pre-Calc 2" two-year sequence?

They could. For the moment, it does not appear that they intend to do so.

If there was such developed, they would need to overlap/preserve the current PreCalc options for a year so that those exiting from the three-year Algebra 1/Geometry/Algebra 2 would have something relevant to them at the same time that those (originally a year behind them) exiting the two-year Integrated Algebra 1 & 2 sequence. And maybe develop a one-year accelerated PreCalc (combining PreCalc 1 & 2 like the current PreAlgebra combines Math 7 & Math 8) for those needing that greater pace.