07-31-2010, 04:30 PM
graylocks,
I looked up the course titles and descriptions for Georgia high school math, and the titles do include the terms algebra/geometry/trig/pre-cal, so I would check the transcripts to make sure they are including the full course title. As a four year sequence it should be fine in preparing the student to take calculus in college, at least based on what appears in the curriculum guide. Moving to another state in the middle of high school though, as many students do, might be complicated as the sequence is twisted around a bit. Throwing something completely new at the teachers with no training is uncool, you would think they would postpone the roll-out until full funding is in place.
http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/DMGetDocument.aspx/Secondary%20Mathematics%20GPS%20Course%20Descriptions%20v3.pdf?p=6CC6799F8C1371F6B477DA1274902202D53639A02F019A9A17EFEF8B9DC20709&Type=D
You will know more about this since it's your state, but it looks like Georgia has just this summer adopted Common Core Standards for math and English instruction. This is an attempt to nationalize K-12 standards, and these standards have been signed onto by many states. So you may be in for another big change...
I looked up the course titles and descriptions for Georgia high school math, and the titles do include the terms algebra/geometry/trig/pre-cal, so I would check the transcripts to make sure they are including the full course title. As a four year sequence it should be fine in preparing the student to take calculus in college, at least based on what appears in the curriculum guide. Moving to another state in the middle of high school though, as many students do, might be complicated as the sequence is twisted around a bit. Throwing something completely new at the teachers with no training is uncool, you would think they would postpone the roll-out until full funding is in place.
http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/DMGetDocument.aspx/Secondary%20Mathematics%20GPS%20Course%20Descriptions%20v3.pdf?p=6CC6799F8C1371F6B477DA1274902202D53639A02F019A9A17EFEF8B9DC20709&Type=D
You will know more about this since it's your state, but it looks like Georgia has just this summer adopted Common Core Standards for math and English instruction. This is an attempt to nationalize K-12 standards, and these standards have been signed onto by many states. So you may be in for another big change...