This is great... My HS screwed me over by not offering me Algebra1 in 8th grade, and now if I want to to take Calculas I have to pay $1200 to take geometry this year for a credit. So Im in a ****ed up position, if I should do it or not... I've two jobs MCDONALDS & helping old people... And my parents won't lend me any $$$ (I make about 50 a paycheck)
If your parents wont lend you any money to further your education, they either are very poor, or not the best parents. If I were you I'd take it if possible. They arent the type of skills that show immediate benefits, but they do make you rmind think in different ways on many subconscious levels that could help you out later in life. Talk to as many people as you can to find a way to do it as easy money wise as you can. Good luck.
$1200 is ridiculous. That's the same cost of in-state tuition for a normal 13-15 credit schedule in college. To have to pay that much for geometry is ridiculous. Cost of books and possibly transportation, sure, but that's only a hundred, two hundred at most. What a ripoff.
Wait, why is the geometry class $1200? Is it a high school geometry class? My high school gave me geometry for free. I don't understand. Please explain!
what screwed up school do you go to? If its public, get the PTA involved. Talk to your councilman. Hit HISD up with a complaint. If you need it, get us a couple of email addresses and we will send them a complaint.
My parents=poor Its a private tutoring and it's $30/hour for 40 hours I need this because my school offers Calculis to students that've taken Advanced Math and since they made me take reg math last year, I will be taking Advanced Math my Senior year instead of junior and I want to take calculis my senior year !@^%@!#$&&^$@$&*^%#!@#%%$ <----My love for my school
What grade are you in now? When I was in school they let you "double up" on Math your sophomore year. That means you took Geometry and Algebra II, so that you could take Pre-Cal your junior year and then Calculus your senior year. Back then, they didn't even offer Algebra to 8th graders. I didn't take it till 9th grade. Then, I didn't double up, so I took Pre-Cal as a senior and Calculus as a college freshman. I don't understand why your school doesn't have some similar arrangement. What school is this?
what year did you guys graduate...back in my day i took geometry in 9th grade and was in calc II by senior year...made college calc a joke. azadre screw your tutor...just buy the book and teach yourself...geometry is self explainatory.
I goto Coshocton HS, I checked about the "double-up" idea but they said if I wanted to do that I'd have to get a private tutor!
1992. My HS was terribly behind the times in the Advance Placement category, but they're up to speed now. My sister is about the graduate this year and she took Algebra in 8th grade. Azadre, all I can say is that your school district is very lacking. My only advice would be to move, but since that's probably not very likely, I would just forget about and take Calculus when you get to college. That's what I did and I still graduated in four years. You may have reasons that I didn't for needing to take Calculus sooner, but it seems to me that it may be beyond your control. I learned a long time ago not to sweat the things you have no control over.
I got SCREWED BIG time in high school. I skipped my senior year because my counceler said that i had enough credits and when i applied for college, RIT accepted me and gave me physics and calculus my first quarter. I had absolutely no clue what i was doing in those classes, as i NEVER took Calculus or high school physics which resulted in me getting bad grades and i waisted nearly a year and thousands of dollars in tuitions thanks to my high school and college counselers but thankfully I really recovered in my second year after being on probation and close to getting suspended from college. On the bright side, I did end up graduating on a high note.
Wow, your school district sounds lacking at best...Our school lets us double up all four years because of block schedhuling. Have you looked into taking it during the summer? What math classes are offered at your school? Algebra, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Cal, Calculus, Statistics?
I moved to the disctrict where I go to school now (I'm a senior in HS) right before my freshman year. I had taken Algebra in 8th grade but my school didn't accept the credit. I was able to catch up and take Calculus by this year because I took one math class via Independent Study through BYU (even though I don't live anywhere near there). Technically, I had a teacher for my class. I got credit and I was able to pretty much teach myself (with a little help from some friends who were ahead of me in math). I don't know if this is of any help to you, but just thought I would mention it.
I agree with deepellumrocket. I couldn't take Algebra I until my 9th grade year and I decided not to double up my sophomore year. So, I took Algebra II and then Geometry my junior year. When I was a senior, I took a semester of Trigonometry and then a semester of Analytic Geometry. When I started college in the Fall of '91, I was recommended to take Pre-Calculus instead of Calculus I. I didn't start off so well, but by the second test, the class was a joke and I got an easy A. The point of telling this is that it gave me great confidence to do well in Calc I. I made an A in it and then took Calc II in the summer and made an A in it. After getting A's in Calc III and Differential Equations, I figured that I might as well get a damn degree in math since I was making A's in all of the classes. I would recommend to anyone who is still in high school that if you are serious about going to college, you must take a math class every year that you are in school. And if Pre-Calculus, Trig, or even Geometry is the highest that you reach, you can still catch up in college, but be realistic about your chances of doing well, i.e. don't enroll in Calculus (like this one friend of mine) if the highest math you had in high school was Geometry. Quickest way of flunking a course...I guarantee it.
See if they offer the class over the summer - somewhere. Any decent school system should offer Geometry at some high school over the summer. That way, you take care of that while not having to pay for a tutor. And, it's one whacked school system that will even let you do that. Heck, have your mom "home school" you for that class. It's a short certification and as long as you pass the exams, you should get the credit. Cheaper than getting a tutor.
Unfortunately, you will find in life that things like this happens. The key phrase is that you "want to take Calculus". At least it's not a requirement and you aren't being forced to shelve out the $1200.00. Does your school offer a summer school program? If so do they offer Geometry? Is their a local community education program that may offer the class at a cheaper rate? Petition the school board. Give them the facts and see if they can help. If you want it bad enough there are avenues to persue. Otherwise you can either pay the money or take a beginner Calculus class once you go to college. Good Luck.
I like this idea. If you do this, make sure you do some research on what other school districts in your state offer in this area. If you can prove to them that they are doing a diservice to their students and causing them to start college further behind students from other schools, you might at the very least be able to set in motion changes for future students.
You can take Geometry through the University of Texas, via correspondence course: Distance Learning at UT Click on 'Mathematics', then click on the 'View Course Listing' button for more information. It's $299 for the online version and $149 for the snail mail version of first-semester Geometry. I don't know if the course offerings here meet your needs, but maybe it's something you should explore. If there's anything I can do to help you out, shoot me an email.
