How long would you stick with a C in honors?

FourAtShore
Tue, 15 Oct 2019 19:13:05 +0000

What math is he taking, how is he doing in his math class, and if he’s in geometry now, how did he do in algebra 1 last year? My kids’ school has a “physics first” science curriculum for everyone, and placement is based on math level. Regular-level physics is for 9th graders taking algebra 1, honors physics is for kids in geometry (either honors or regular), and AP Physics 1 is for kids in algebra 2 honors. The honors physics had a big range of math abilities, given that it combined kids who were A students on the honors track, with students like my son who had struggled with algebra 1 at the regular level. In retrospect, given my son’s shaky algebra foundation, combined with a lack of solid study skills and general immaturity, he should have dropped to regular-level physics.