How is Taking Calc II in High School Perceived?

anon94785555
Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:55:39 +0000

Don’t worry about what “looks good on the record”. Instead consider what the course will do for him. Will it keep him less bored with HS and allow him to pursue a subject he loves? If so, by all means let him do it. Our area offers the standard first AP calculus course. Students take it when they are ready- usually as seniors, but a few will have had algebra and geometry while in middle school and will want another math course- taken through a college. No big deal. Something you should know- both the AP course and the CC course will not cover as much/be as rigorous as one taken at an elite or top U. However, they are better than not taking any math for the year.

Short take- don’t worry about perceptions, think instead about knowledge gained.