My Niece Is Taking Advanced Algebra In Twelfth Grade - This Seems Odd (1 Viewer)

[Maik Jeaunz]

I used to solve advanced math problems in my early 20's that only a handful of people in the world could solve. I was a janitor at a prestigious college and used to solve problems on the blackboard in between pushing my mop. too bad I was broke, my group of friends were kinda losers, and all we did is hang out in bars and pick fights. luckily, I found a good therapist who set me straight, one of my buddies fixed up an old car for me, and I moved across the country to pursue a girl who I loved.

I was wicked smaht.

 

[skol asylum]

Everything is being taught earlier nowadays. My kids are doing things now that I didn't encounter until 2-3 years down the road and tons of writing and critical thinking is being taught.

My 7th grader is doing AR reading now and they had to take a test to see their reading level. She came in at the 96th percentile and has a 12+ grade reading level. Recently I bought her War and Peace because she wanted to read that. She's a couple hundred pages into it. I wish I had her love of and appetite/ commitment to reading.

 

[JoeSteeler]

sheesh when I was in school we took that in 5th grade

 

[Bull Dozier]

I teach Linear Algebra to 11th & 12th graders.  They've finished BC Calc and are looking for more.  22 kids in the class and they are all killing it.  

Schools are doing better at letting high achieving students progress through the curriculum at their own (fast) pace then they did in the past, in my opinion.  

As with Rockation and his niece, I have a feeling I would have difficulty relating to you.

 

[OrtonToOlsen]

No, advanced algebra means exactly what you think. I remember kids getting 800s on their SATs taking Advanced Algebra in college. That is what this means. She hasn't skipped grades like your PHD student, but she's the first in her class in a town of 100,000 people. That's pretty significant.  

There's only 1 HS in a town of 100K?

 

[E Street Brat]

My niece is taking rocket surgery in 6th grade.

 

[Galileo]

Q:  What do you call a young eigensheep?

A:  a lamb, duh

 

[GregR]

Are we talking abstract algebra here?

It's some tricky stuff. You have to use calculus and imaginary numbers. You know, like eleventeen, thirty-twelve and all those. It's a little confusing at first.

 

[Sinn Fein]

Bet my niece can beat up your niece.*

*I don't have a niece, but I bet you don't either....

 

[Sinn Fein]

It's some tricky stuff. You have to use calculus and imaginary numbers. You know, like eleventeen and thirty-twelve. It's a little confusing at first.

I've always found this to be helpful

 

[rockaction]

There's only 1 HS in a town of 100K?

3 HS. She won the award for her town last year actually. 

 

[OrtonToOlsen]

3 HS. She won the award for her town last year actually. 

The town gives an award every year to the Top 11th Grader?

 

[joffer]

-5^2

 

[GregR]

3 HS. She won the award for her town last year actually. 

The town gives an award every year to the Top 11th Grader?

Shhh.  Let him have his moment. 

 

[rockaction]

Shhh.  Let him have his moment. 

I think they had a dinner for the three schools, actually. I don't know why you'd need an award.  

eta* This was probably two years ago. 

 

[Sinn Fein]

Shhh.  Let him have his moment. 

Seems like he is living through his niece.  Creepy.

 

[Sand]

Q:  What do you call a young eigensheep?

A:  a lamb, duh

This deserves about a two week timeout.

 

[Brony]

Went to my kid's 6th grade parent night last night.  In an effort to not offend anyone, the three different math levels are

Math

Mathematics

Advanced Math

Problem solved QED. 

 

[rockaction]

Went to my kid's 6th grade parent night last night.  In an effort to not offend anyone, the three different math levels are

Math

Mathematics

Advanced Math

Problem solved QED. 

True. Aristotle also focused on Politics and Poetics, notice. 

 

[stbugs]

Linear Algebra is typically a 3000 level college course, so I'd say that's pretty impressive for a high school senior. I recall it being easier than multi-variable calc, but its no less impressive for her to be at that level in high school.  

Multi-variable Calc was what I took freshman Fall (got a 5 on the AP test so passed out of a few math classes). Damn that was an adjustment. Not just the content but the amount of work you had to do while trying to balance being able to party all the time. Did well and I agree, I always thought Calculus was harder.

Also, every kid is a genius compared to the previous ones. I see it as a parent. I definitely think we had it better as kids trying to be kids growing up. Parents nowadays want their kids to be sports studs or be ahead in school, etc. not much time and room for kids to enjoy being kids anymore. I know I'm a bit guilty of it too with sports but geez. I'm one of a few parents that still drops their kids off for practice and let's them ride the bus. No parents watched junior high sports practices when I grew up. I don't think kids are any smarter, just getting pushed to spend way more time on school, etc. Might be a good thing, might not. We'll see. 

 

[Ilov80s]

I read "Advanced Algebra" as "Abstract Algebra", a la Rings, Groups and Fields. Not many high schoolers would study it nor would many teachers be able to teach it well.

Our math program goes up to AP Calc. Students that complete that early go to CC for more advanced courses. We have a math phD that could trade it but there's not really enough kids to justify running a section.

 

[rockaction]

*I don't have a niece, but I bet you don't either....

Weird comment. I do, and she does ish.  

 

[Brunell4MVP]

By all means stifle her and make sure she doesn't push herself.  I mean, shouldn't she want to be average?

 

[rockaction]

Heh. I agree. Love her, and want the best for her.  

 

[Fishboy]

Our math program goes up to AP Calc. Students that complete that early go to CC for more advanced courses. We have a math phD that could trade it but there's not really enough kids to justify running a section.

My HS junior daughter is in AP Calc BC and is stuck in this situation.  No additional HS courses offered to her.  The HS partners with local colleges that she could continue at, assuming she wants to drive to the college campus. 

Since she's hellbent on pursuing an Actuarial Science degree, she'll most likely do that since it's minimal cost for more college credits. 

 

[Ilov80s]

My HS junior daughter is in AP Calc BC and is stuck in this situation.  No additional HS courses offered to her.  The HS partners with local colleges that she could continue at, assuming she wants to drive to the college campus. 

Since she's hellbent on pursuing an Actuarial Science degree, she'll most likely do that since it's minimal cost for more college credits. 

I don't know if I call it stuck. Our school pays for the college course and book. That's a pretty good deal.

 

[Fishboy]

I don't know if I call it stuck. Our school pays for the college course and book. That's a pretty good deal.

LOL - goes to show what I know.  I just asked her and I guess our school pays for everything too. 

So, it's either that or AP Stats - either way, will get college credit. 

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Yeah but can she do this?

take that to the bank algebros

 

[Ilov80s]

LOL - goes to show what I know.  I just asked her and I guess our school pays for everything too. 

So, it's either that or AP Stats - either way, will get college credit. 

Yeah, it's a pretty solid deal and much cheaper for the school than running a class for a handful of kids.

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Being a math brain is always a good thing.

 

[GregR]

My HS junior daughter is in AP Calc BC and is stuck in this situation.  No additional HS courses offered to her.  The HS partners with local colleges that she could continue at, assuming she wants to drive to the college campus. 

Since she's hellbent on pursuing an Actuarial Science degree, she'll most likely do that since it's minimal cost for more college credits. 

That was the situation I had in high school. Three of us skipped... don't recall if it was 8th or 9th grade math, and took everything a year early. Think we were the first in our school system to do that. Our senior year our option was to drive to a community college or else do independent studies with the math teacher. All three of us played sports and the length of the drive would have made it tough to make practices, so we had to go with the independent study route. :(  

 

[Galileo]

This deserves about a two week timeout.

It is a baaaaaaad joke, but I sheared it anyway!

 

[GregR]

How do you tell an extroverted mathematician from an introverted mathematician?

The extroverted mathematician stares at your shoes while he talks to you.

 

[Zow]

They called the class Linear Algebra back in my day.  Knew two kids who took the class senior year after taking AP Calculus BC their junior year.  They had to go to a local college for the class.  And yes, they were genius smart.

Ah.  Thought for a second it meant Algebra 2. Clearly it doesn't.

 

[Sand]

My HS junior daughter is in AP Calc BC and is stuck in this situation.  No additional HS courses offered to her.  The HS partners with local colleges that she could continue at, assuming she wants to drive to the college campus. 

Since she's hellbent on pursuing an Actuarial Science degree, she'll most likely do that since it's minimal cost for more college credits. 

Our school didn't quite have AP courses yet, so when I got out of calculus junior year I went and took classes at the university.  Sadly I had to retake calculus again so I'd get credit.  

Kids these days have it so easy.  

 

[Homer J Simpson]

 

[pecorino]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_algebra

 

[Ilov80s]

This was the hot Friday thread today???

 

[rockaction]

This was the hot Friday thread today???

Nah. Love that joke, but it's coincidental at times.  I'm just being picked up by some good peeps. 

I'm lonelier than God, without the implications.   

 

[Ilov80s]

Nah. Love that joke, but it's coincidental at times.  I'm just being picked up by some good peeps. 

I'm lonelier than God.  

Not making any joke on you, more on the board. I posted in here earlier too. It seemed like it must have been a slow Friday.

 

[rockaction]

Not making any joke on you, more on the board. I posted in here earlier too. It seemed like it must have been a slow Friday.

Yeah, I kind of knew that the board was slow. No offense taken, my friend. 

Just was 

Trying to drive traffic myself.  

 

[AAABatteries]

Nobody likes math.*

*former math major.  I thought I liked math in HS and then I got to Tech and took Calc III from a German guy with a really thick accent and no sense of humor - my god I hated that class.  Then I took Statistics and Combinatorics (holy mother of god).....and that kids is how I became a Comouter Science major.

 

[dickey moe]

Anyway, it's a slight brag, but also she might wind up in Tanner's class somewhere in Riverside.

Bakersfield, #######it.

 

[shuke]

I don't even know what this is?  Differential equations? Linear algebra? 

 

[Peyton Marino]

I don't even know what this is?  Differential equations? Linear algebra? 

did you read any of the thread at all

 

[shuke]

did you read any of the thread at all

Maybe like 3 or 4 posts.  Can you recap it please?

 

[Galileo]

Maybe like 3 or 4 posts.  Can you recap it please?

Rock:  LOOK AT ME I have a smart niece and I am not sure how to deal with it

Others:  I was doing that math in 9th grade

Those who know things: This is college level math work (Linear Algebra) not to be confused with Algebra II

Average FFAers:  Where's the pics?

 

[Peyton Marino]

Maybe like 3 or 4 posts.  Can you recap it please?

Linear algebra, basically

 

[SacramentoBob]

I don't understand what's going on here.

 

[bradyfan]

Rock:  LOOK AT ME I have a smart niece and I am not sure how to deal with it

Others:  I was doing that math in 9th grade

Those who know things: This is college level math work (Linear Algebra) not to be confused with Algebra II

Average FFAers:  Where's the pics?

My nephew started learning Algerbra and Chemistry (gases vs liquids vs solids) in first grade.  Sounds like this is typical of common core?