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Have  you looked at their Consumer Math? 

 

Do they have an idea of what is next after high school? If they are going to a college or community college program that requires a certain math, I would skew his next course to prepare for that. 

 

If they are going to work, I'd do the same, along with shoring up basic skills. Different trades focus on different math skills, working in sales would also be different. 

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Have  you looked at their Consumer Math? 

 

Do they have an idea of what is next after high school? If they are going to a college or community college program that requires a certain math, I would skew his next course to prepare for that. 

 

If they are going to work, I'd do the same, along with shoring up basic skills. Different trades focus on different math skills, working in sales would also be different. 

 

 

No definite plans for after high school, so I would like to keep the college option open.  I would love to move on to algebra 2, but is the Walch course enough to prepare for that?  We need to do some catch-up in math, so I'm hoping we can do the Walch Algebra and Geometry concurrently and then move on from there, I'm just not sure what to move on to.  

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The Walch class really isn't enough to prepare for a standard algebra 2. 

 

How much math has the student had and how did s/he do?

 

Prealgebra last year was a bit difficult, mostly because the text was so wordy.  I had to read the text and then break it down into smaller, more manageable steps.  We're currently going back over a few things to solidify some concepts before moving on.  I'm looking for something with clear, concise steps for each lesson, not too wordy or cluttered pages.

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I would recommend what foxbridgeacademy did -- using them as pre-algebra and pre-geometry. Go ahead and transcript them as algebra and geometry (that's what the PS does, after all, and it sounds like he needs the credits) and then transcript the second run through as something like "transition/bridge to algebra 2/advanced algebra", all of which I've seen used by the PS. 

 

I think this will do a lot more to keep college options open than trying to find/jump into an algebra 2 that he can complete after power basics.

 

I question taking them at the same time; I would definitely prioritize algebra if he starts to struggle. It might actually be easier on him to finish PB algebra, then do a second run through algebra while doing PB geometry. 

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My kid who also has issues with wordy texts went through a couple different options after Walch (which we used like a Pre-Algebra) but liked and did best with Thinkwell. He finished Algebra and Geometry in about 6 months before moving on to Algebra 2.

 

I will definitely look into Thinkwell.  

 

I would recommend what foxbridgeacademy did -- using them as pre-algebra and pre-geometry. Go ahead and transcript them as algebra and geometry (that's what the PS does, after all, and it sounds like he needs the credits) and then transcript the second run through as something like "transition/bridge to algebra 2/advanced algebra", all of which I've seen used by the PS. 

 

I think this will do a lot more to keep college options open than trying to find/jump into an algebra 2 that he can complete after power basics.

 

I question taking them at the same time; I would definitely prioritize algebra if he starts to struggle. It might actually be easier on him to finish PB algebra, then do a second run through algebra while doing PB geometry. 

 

Thank you.  I'm new to transcripts and sometimes am not sure how to label things.  She definitely needs the credits, though.  This sounds like a good option!  

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