Anonymous wrote:Nothing, but the kids in that class need the challenge. Regular magnet math is too easy for them. These are the math olympiad kids. DC really looks up to them. They are beyond normal smart kids.

Anonymous wrote:1/4 of kids in Functions drop it every year and go back to Magnet PreCal.

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Anonymous wrote:Parent of a senior here. It has varied but definitely manageable and not 4 hours a night. I'd say averaging maybe 2 hours? Kid is a quick worker though and natural math student (was on the functions track). Schoolwork and long day did get in way of some things like being able to commit to a sport at the highest level. Finish with 13 AP and currently has 4.0.

Above is the truth.

What math are the kids in Functions coming from? How do they decide what math to put kids in? Do kids who have already taken precalc ever go straight into calculus?

Anonymous wrote:My child is a freshman in smacs, they Are hardworking, organized, and smart. It takes 4 hours a night maybe more…depending on their other classes.it works out that when they dohave a lot of hw it’s bc all the teachers assign stuff due on the same night. It’s crazy. Those posters who say there Child has no or very to little homework must be either lying or their kid is crazy smart and doesn’t even need to attend school.
For an average smart kid it will be a LOT of hw….extracurriculars take a back seat big time big! Don’t be fooled. Last year, when I talked to people everyone said the same thing only a little hw…so I wanted to come on here and tell people the truth. It’s a lot of work, it’s stressful and the teachers don’t really do there jobs in terms of teaching and giving massive amounts of material/hw…..leaving the burden to learn on the students.

Anonymous wrote:Parent of a senior here. It has varied but definitely manageable and not 4 hours a night. I'd say averaging maybe 2 hours? Kid is a quick worker though and natural math student (was on the functions track). Schoolwork and long day did get in way of some things like being able to commit to a sport at the highest level. Finish with 13 AP and currently has 4.0.

Above is the truth.

Anonymous wrote:My child is a freshman in smacs, they Are hardworking, organized, and smart. It takes 4 hours a night maybe more…depending on their other classes.it works out that when they dohave a lot of hw it’s bc all the teachers assign stuff due on the same night. It’s crazy. Those posters who say there Child has no or very to little homework must be either lying or their kid is crazy smart and doesn’t even need to attend school.
For an average smart kid it will be a LOT of hw….extracurriculars take a back seat big time big! Don’t be fooled. Last year, when I talked to people everyone said the same thing only a little hw…so I wanted to come on here and tell people the truth. It’s a lot of work, it’s stressful and the teachers don’t really do there jobs in terms of teaching and giving massive amounts of material/hw…..leaving the burden to learn on the students.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So should a freshman/9th grader even consider functions? My kid loves math and is good at it but terrible with time management. We are still working on that. How do parents help with time management? Do you all micromanagement and how much of it is too much?

At best, you can encourage them to be organized. No other micromanagement is possible.

Anonymous wrote:So should a freshman/9th grader even consider functions? My kid loves math and is good at it but terrible with time management. We are still working on that. How do parents help with time management? Do you all micromanagement and how much of it is too much?

Anonymous wrote:My child is a freshman in smacs, they Are hardworking, organized, and smart. It takes 4 hours a night maybe more…depending on their other classes.it works out that when they dohave a lot of hw it’s bc all the teachers assign stuff due on the same night. It’s crazy. Those posters who say there Child has no or very to little homework must be either lying or their kid is crazy smart and doesn’t even need to attend school.
For an average smart kid it will be a LOT of hw….extracurriculars take a back seat big time big! Don’t be fooled. Last year, when I talked to people everyone said the same thing only a little hw…so I wanted to come on here and tell people the truth. It’s a lot of work, it’s stressful and the teachers don’t really do there jobs in terms of teaching and giving massive amounts of material/hw…..leaving the burden to learn on the students.