Math mavens, what's your recommendation?

dreambig55
Mon, 20 Jan 2020 05:32:39 +0000

I was somewhat in this situation with my S20. He took AP Calc BC as a junior and phased out of the math classes offered at his HS. Initially, the plan was to take Calc 3 online through UIUC as a senior. When the HS has done this in the past with a small group of students, they group them into the same class period so they can work on this class “together.” Unfortunately, that is not what happened with my son (he was essentially in a “study hall” by himself) and it was apparent in the first week or two that this set-up was not a good fit for him. So, he ended up dropping that and is taking online AP Stats instead. Some view it as a “step down,” but it seemed like the best option. I’m not worried about him not having a year of calc before college because math is just “in him.” Especially if math isn’t his main interest, it’s probably not a huge issue if he doesn’t have a big math focus senior year.