How much Math ?

cnp55
Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:21:26 +0000

We re-evaluated since last October. He’s doing so well in math and science that his dad and I – plus the director of studies – feel he should keep the options open for AP Calc senior year.

He starts his Algebra 2 class next Monday. Marite describes French math education the way I understand it – not taught in the same format/sequence as US math. Therefore his high school will not allow credit for it. They will credit him for all his other sophomore year coursework, and he will start an additional foreign language – he will be taking French, English and Italian.

We do not have good local community colleges – the Director of Studies felt that almost any other class he could take at either the local state U or the local CC would be more remedial and full of kids that didn’t pass it during the school year, and he wants my son in Honors Accelerated Algebra 2. He will take the course with the head of the math department, along with one other rising sophomore that’s headed abroad for next year. The school has had good success with this plan for kids who have just finished Honors Geometry and took Honors Algebra 1 in 8th grade. It turns out that ithe course meets 2-3 days a week for 5 weeks. Lots of time left for summer activities including a family vacation.

He is very excited about his adventure – has his flight dates, his family, his village, his rowing club, and his school and schedule in France all set.

We’ve been able to tweak the summer schedule to allow for summer athletics (crew) and drivers ed this summer. Next summer he will test for his drivers license in June and be able to drive himself to crew and algebra.