busymama7 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 My son has just turned 14 and is doing a combined 8th/9th grade in order to graduate early. I intend on getting him through homeschool high school in 3 years, not including this one. The college he is looking at states as a requirement that he take 4 years of mathmatics. He is finishing up Pre-A right now and then we plan to start right in to Alg 1 and continuing through the summer. Do I count Pre-A as a high school and therefore one of the 4 or do we just start with Alg 1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I asked this question IRL myself not too long ago. I was advised not to include pre-algebra as a credit unless I absolutely had to use it. Could I use it - yes. Should I use it - maybe not. I guess a lot depends upon which college or university your dc wishes to attend and what he intends to study (an engineering major needs more math than a liberal arts major for example). Have you considered Saxon? They include geometry in the algebra studies rather than a separate course. HTH....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busymama7 Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 Thats what I thought. Ok, now to get him to move a little faster :-) I thought he would be done with Pre-A by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carol Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 It just depends; many kids here take Alg. 1 in 8th and do geometry, alg. 2, precalc., calc. or business math for high school; but if he is not engineer, math or science major it won't matter much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jann in TX Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 The courses are different enough and I've had a few students do this successfully. It is IMPORTANT that they are scheduled as 2 separate classes-- so at LEAST 2 hours per day total. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 The courses are different enough and I've had a few students do this successfully. It is IMPORTANT that they are scheduled as 2 separate classes-- so at LEAST 2 hours per day total. Jann, can I ask a question about this? Why do you make the point about scheduling and two hours? If a student is completing a full geometry course and a full algebra 2 course, why would it matter how much time he spends on math? I thought that for math, it made more sense to determine a credit by material completed rather than by hours spent? Thanks for explaining- my DD is working both geometry and algebra 2, but not following a schedule. I had planned to award credit whenever the book is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jann in TX Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I've experienced too many students who attempted to complete Algebra 2 and Geometry the same year get frustrated at the time spent per-day on Math on average. They forget that they are taking 2 SEPARATE courses and focus only on the word 'MATH'-- how long did you spend on MATH today? Most parents schedule roughly one hour per day per subject-- hence my 'allow 2 hours' because it is 2 subjects. I'm with you-- Math is done when it is done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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