Subject: Re: I need some advice.
From: Martha Haehl (haehl@kcmetro.cc.mo.us)
Date: Sat Jul 29 2000 - 01:40:06 EDT
Here's some pros and cons.
Pros:
1. He might do well while learning about the faster paced courses.
2. He could take challenging courses while in high school when he might
otherwise be bored.
Cons:
1. He might have difficulty as a first year college student taking advanced
courses--but since he would be ahead of the game, could possibly drop to a
reduced load while adjusting.
2. Completing 2 years of his college experience in a high school setting
could take away from the college experience which is more than just the
courses a student completes.
----- Original Message -----
From: Bret Taylor <bret@iag.net>
To: <mathedcc@archives.math.utk.edu>
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 5:17 PM
Subject: I need some advice.
> A student has asked for special permission to enroll in Calculus I this
> Fall. The final decision is mine. (I'm the instructor.) He took the
> placement test we use (in-house) and fell a couple of points short.
>
> On his side:
>
> He is a nice, reasonable kid who came asking (not demanding) permission.
He
> has a solid math background. He scored a 30 on the ACT. He works as a
> tutor in his high school. Comes highly recommended.
>
> My major concern:
>
> He is a junior in high school. Even if he can take the course and pass
it,
> adjusting to the difference in speed and expectations of college vs. high
> school, is it in his best interest to do so? If he passes the Calculus
> sequence, he will take Physics based calculus and differential equations
as
> well. He will essentially receive an AA degree when he graduates from HS.
> He will go off to a university and major in engineering. (Those are his
> plans.) His first semester, as an 18 year old, he will possibly be taking
> Linear Algebra, Statics and Dynamics, while trying to socially and
> culturally adjust to university life. Somehow, I am not sure this is in
his
> best interest.
>
> He's not a "child prodigy" or a Doogie Howser. He's a sharp kid.
>
> My college is all for it. (Dual Enrollment is thought of in a very posite
> manner here. Looks good and is financially rewarding to the school.) His
> parents are for it. (My son is different. He can handle it. Two years
> from now he'll be ready for a university. He's very mature.)
>
> I'd just like to do what is in his best interest.
>
> Suggestions?
>
>
> Bret Taylor Lake-Sumter Community College Leesburg, FL John 3:30
>
> It matters not the subject taught, nor all the books on all the shelves.
> What matters more, yes, most of all, is what the teachers are themselves.
> John Wooden, UCLA
>
>
>
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