Melabella Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 My dd will be entering 9th grade next year, and I am sure this will the first of many questions I have for you wise WTM ladies and gents. In general, I believe in the physics first philosopy although I do not necessarily think my dd would be ruined if we do not go that route. DD has a penchant for physics and chemistry and a strong aversion to anything remotely related to biology. I am not sure if she is headed into a STEM career or not. I do not want to close any doors for her, but I would bet the chances of her having a career in the medical field are roughly a zillion to one. She must still take and pass a biology course to graduate from my hs, however, I am willing to allow her to do a very basic biology course instead of an honors/AP track course that I will require in physics or chemistry. So, which of these plans would be best and why? Plan A 9th - Easy biology 10th - Physics 11th - Chemistry 12th - AP Physics or Chemistry Plan B 9th - Physics (Algebra based only) 10th - Chemistry 11th - Easy biology 12th - AP Physics or Chemistry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowbeltmom Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I do not want to close any doors for her, but I would bet the chances of her having a career in the medical field are roughly a zillion to one. She must still take and pass a biology course to graduate from my hs, however, I am willing to allow her to do a very basic biology course instead of an honors/AP track course that I will require in physics or chemistry. I would vote for your Plan A that has biology first. The bolded describes my middle son who will also be in 9th grade next year. He has absolutely zero interest in biology. More than likely he is headed for a STEM field, but that STEM field will not require him to ever take a biology class in college. I have decided that he will study biology next year because I would like the chemistry and physics concepts to be more fresh in his mind when he goes off to college since his STEM field will require prior knowledge of chemistry and physics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Plan A. you want the transcript to reflect that your student has progressed to successively more challenging coursework. "Easy" bio in 11th grade will look like slacking. Other than that, it does not really matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melabella Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share Posted February 26, 2013 Thank you snowbeltmon and regentrude! I was leaning toward Plan B but began having concerns about the points you both mentioned. Plan A it is then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Plan A. you want the transcript to reflect that your student has progressed to successively more challenging coursework. "Easy" bio in 11th grade will look like slacking. Other than that, it does not really matter. I agree. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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