TheAttachedMama Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 My son has completed Honors Algebra II with Derek Owen's this school year (8th grade). He is asking to sign up for an AOPS class this summer. (Intro to Algebra B). He says he would like to explore the subject in more depth and work some harder problems before moving on in math. He previously took Intro to Algebra A with AOPS...and I think he misses the high-speed competitive nature of the classes. I think he would like to do something similar with geometry next year*: Take honors geometry with Derek Owens during the school year, and then take it again with more depth with AOPS. *He skipped Geometry and took Algebra II straight after Algebra I (DO Algebra II covers trig which he needed for physics.). My questions are: Is his plan the best use of his time? Would it be better to just progress through math with Derek Owens and then move on to duel enrollment with a local college after calculus? And if I go ahead with his plan, how would I record this on his transcript? Combine both online classes into one Algebra 2 class? Leave it off of his transcript? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilaclady Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 I will Leave the algebra b out of his transcript. Some colleges may think he took it because he needs remediation. I think it is a good use of his time since he likes it and he is doing it during summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 You could also put the Derek Owen’s math classes in the for credit area and the AoPS classes in the not taken for credit area. DS16’s “hobby” is taking math classes and programming classes. He is still a junior so obviously we don’t know what college admissions would think but the community college admin department just accepted his transcript as is for dual enrollment purposes. He has 8 math classes in the not for credit category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 16 hours ago, TheAttachedMama said: He says he would like to explore the subject in more depth and work some harder problems before moving on in math. I would just like to say, that is wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAttachedMama Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share Posted April 19, 2021 21 hours ago, stripe said: I would just like to say, that is wonderful. Well, I think he is pretty wonderful...but I am biased. 🙂 As a mama, it is amazing to watch these little children we raise grow into young adults. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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