1shortmomto4, yes I totally agree with you that part of the problem is that I have a child with learning disabilities that greatly slow her down in maths and yet, she was accelerated!! The worst combination possible. Being new to the US, we did not know she was accelerated until she started HS with algebra II and told me she was with 10th graders. In her French American middle school they had a standard maths group and an advanced one. Not surprisingly she was assigned to the standard one, but because they studied both French maths and US maths in parallel, even the standard group was, unbeknownst to us, accelerated. Now we are dealing with the consequences and slowing her back down. She needs a combo of algebra I and II I think, but we are planning a placement test with her tutor anyway. I would prefer to break free from the chains of having to follow a time intensive, Algebra II class, but I am concerned that having one year without maths on her transcript will put her at a disadvantage when applying to colleges. Most universities with degrees that will lead to a vet school prefer four years of maths in high school, so I am torn.
Heathermomster, chalkdust seems interesting but they are not a class per se, doing their program won't get my daughter a credit.
Cheers!