Geometry dilemma

[swimmermom3]

For the reasons discussed in this thread about "Plan B," it appears that my youngest son will be pulling out of our local high school in a week and a half. Gulp. The initial plan was that he would remain for STEM Physics, Spanish I, Health (doesn't want to do s@x ed with mom), and Geometry. Well, the truth is coming out about the geometry course. It has been taught by a substitute, who was just offered a permanent position in another district. The scheduled teacher will not be back due to health issues. The reason my son liked the class was because the teacher kept the class quiet, put the work on the board and Swimmer Dude taught himself, which is how he did math at home except for Algebra I with Foerster. The text is McDougall Littell 2007 (Larson).

 

Do we wait and see if they give him a permanent teacher who actually has taught high school geometry or do we pull him out of the class at the semester? Ds says he will learn more math at home. I appreciate his faith in me, but can I just tell you all that I have never liked stepping into the middle of a course with another teacher; I'd rather start from the beginning. Anyway, if I teach him at home, I could continue with the text he has or I can weave Modern Geometry: Structure and Method around it, which we have done some supplemental work from, just not as much as I would like.

 

He has covered:

 

Essentials of Geometry

REasoning and Proofs

Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

Congruent Triangles

Relationships with Triangles

Quadrilaterals

 

The one advantage to leaving him in the class, is that he currently has a 98% in it and would probably finish the year with the needed teacher recommendation for Advanced Algebra II. I would seriously consider letting him take the course at school next year because they use my beloved Foerster text and the mathy neighbor kids loved it.

 

Your thoughts?

[AK_Mom4]

I would pull him and keep using the Larson text - it is a good solid book and he is obviously doing well with it.

 

I'm not sure I understand about the required teacher recommendation - is that something you could talk to the school about and maybe negotiate a test or something to replace it?

[swimmermom3]

I would pull him and keep using the Larson text - it is a good solid book and he is obviously doing well with it.

 

I'm not sure I understand about the required teacher recommendation - is that something you could talk to the school about and maybe negotiate a test or something to replace it?

 

 

My son's current performance in the geometry class would earn him a teacher recommendation to take the Advanced Algebra II at the high school. Without a teacher recommendation, he would take the regular Algebra II course if I have him take math at the high school.

 

I could possibly negotiate about the recommendation. After all, I am asking them to allow a sophomore to take AP European History next year. :tongue_smilie:

[Candid]

I would pull him and keep using the Larson text - it is a good solid book and he is obviously doing well with it.

 

I'm not sure I understand about the required teacher recommendation - is that something you could talk to the school about and maybe negotiate a test or something to replace it?

 

:iagree:

My son's current performance in the geometry class would earn him a teacher recommendation to take the Advanced Algebra II at the high school. Without a teacher recommendation, he would take the regular Algebra II course if I have him take math at the high school.

 

I could possibly negotiate about the recommendation. After all, I am asking them to allow a sophomore to take AP European History next year. :tongue_smilie:

 

I'd be negotiating this now and as a back up, I'd talk with the departing sub and see if she will write the recommendation now. Heck, if she is nice, she might even be willing to do a one hour look over his stuff at the end of the year to keep it all Kosher.