Anonymous wrote:WTF is AP Precalc BC?

Is this supposed to make kids feel extra smart. It’s precalc. Just call is precalc

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Anonymous wrote:WTF is AP Precalc BC?

Is this supposed to make kids feel extra smart. It’s precalc. Just call is precalc

AP precalc actually kind of makes sense to me. Colleges have too many kids entering who need remedial math. AP precalc is a way for the colleges to see which (non-STEM) kids won't need remedial math placement. It makes no sense for kids going into STEM or kids who will take AP Calc. The class is intended for the non-STEM, non-AP Calc kids to show colleges that they're good enough in math to bypass whatever remedial floor the college has in place.

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Anonymous wrote:As noted up thread, if you double up precalculus with statistics, he’ll run out of classes in high school even assuming availability of double enrollment at the community college. He might still be ok if some computer science classes can be counted as math, as they often are, but the OP should check the available options.

It sounds like OP is confident in her kid’s math abilities, but I’d make sure the child can handle both precalculus (AP or honors) and AP statistics at the same time, especially since this will be his first year of high school. There are some measures like MAP in the 265-270 range, or even Khan Academy score above 90% in Algebra 1, 2 and Geometry. Don’t rely on grades alone because it could backfire, teachers and assessments vary wildly across schools. There’s nothing worse than acceleration with gaps left behind and bombing classes because the student moved too fast when he could have slowed down a bit to master the fundamentals and excel.

I’m pretty confident in his math abilities. He has always been highly gifted in math. He scored 99th percentile on his Algebra II Map assessment at the beginning of the year. He also had As in Honors Algebra I and Honors Geometry as well as passed advanced on the SOLs.

OP, there is no need to take it that early. Wait till Jr. or Sr. year. My sophmore is taking Calc BC and they don't have any other math offerings at the school past that so we have no idea what will happen next year when you are required to take 4 years of math.

Anonymous wrote:WTF is AP Precalc BC?

Is this supposed to make kids feel extra smart. It’s precalc. Just call is precalc

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As noted up thread, if you double up precalculus with statistics, he’ll run out of classes in high school even assuming availability of double enrollment at the community college. He might still be ok if some computer science classes can be counted as math, as they often are, but the OP should check the available options.

It sounds like OP is confident in her kid’s math abilities, but I’d make sure the child can handle both precalculus (AP or honors) and AP statistics at the same time, especially since this will be his first year of high school. There are some measures like MAP in the 265-270 range, or even Khan Academy score above 90% in Algebra 1, 2 and Geometry. Don’t rely on grades alone because it could backfire, teachers and assessments vary wildly across schools. There’s nothing worse than acceleration with gaps left behind and bombing classes because the student moved too fast when he could have slowed down a bit to master the fundamentals and excel.

I’m pretty confident in his math abilities. He has always been highly gifted in math. He scored 99th percentile on his Algebra II Map assessment at the beginning of the year. He also had As in Honors Algebra I and Honors Geometry as well as passed advanced on the SOLs.

That’s very unlikely, if that’s true, based on the Map Algebra 2 statistics he’d be the best 8th grader in math in the district, Mathcounts state winner, AIME qualifier level etc.

Your exaggerations give off some extreme tiger parenting vibes.

I wouldn’t be posting on this site asking about AP Statistics for a 9th grader if I didn’t think he was ready for the class. Just because a student is “the best 8th grader in math in the district” doesn’t mean he is the best at math competitions. He would still need to study competition math strategies or take AOPS/RSM math competition classes. He doesn’t focus all of his time on math. He also plays multiple sports, an instrument, volunteers, does after school activities/clubs, etc.

I wouldn’t be surprised if multiple kids at his middle school scored in the 99th percentile. Kids taking honors Algebra II in middle school are typically gifted in math.



https://imgur.com/a/map-score-algebra-ii-honors-BvtTsOq

~Tiger Mom

Agree many in the 99th percentile, especially the Algebra 2 students in middle school.
~Neither Sheep Mom or Tiger Mom, somewhere in between

Anonymous wrote:WTF is AP Precalc BC?

Is this supposed to make kids feel extra smart. It’s precalc. Just call is precalc