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Lead543 · 07-20-2005, 01:23 PM

Haha. Your daughter sounds exactly like me.

We have two streams of Math in Alberta. Pure is advanced. Applied is not so advanced and Math 24 is...well...does you no good.

I started off in Grade 10 with Pure math. 56%
Grade 11, Applied Math. 65%
Grade 12, Applied Math. 66%

I got 93% in Art this year and 92% in English (Grade 11).

What does she want to do with her life? I decided from the beginning that I wouldn't be doing a career involving Math or Science because I don't enjoy those subjects and no matter how hard I work myself I can never excell in them.

If this were her last year, I advise retaking it, the higher your grades the better chance you have of post secondary acceptance. Unless a C will prevent her from moving to the next stage let it go.

If however, once you talk to her you find out that she truly didn't understand the concepts a tutor may be needed. In my math class the material went by way too fast for me to even wrap my head around sometimes, resulting in little knowledge and poor test marks.

All the best to you when you have "the conversation" I definitly feel where your daughter's coming from.

07-20-2005, 01:23 PM	#21 (permalink)
Lead543 Registered User Location: Calgary	Haha. Your daughter sounds exactly like me. We have two streams of Math in Alberta. Pure is advanced. Applied is not so advanced and Math 24 is...well...does you no good. I started off in Grade 10 with Pure math. 56% Grade 11, Applied Math. 65% Grade 12, Applied Math. 66% I got 93% in Art this year and 92% in English (Grade 11). What does she want to do with her life? I decided from the beginning that I wouldn't be doing a career involving Math or Science because I don't enjoy those subjects and no matter how hard I work myself I can never excell in them. If this were her last year, I advise retaking it, the higher your grades the better chance you have of post secondary acceptance. Unless a C will prevent her from moving to the next stage let it go. If however, once you talk to her you find out that she truly didn't understand the concepts a tutor may be needed. In my math class the material went by way too fast for me to even wrap my head around sometimes, resulting in little knowledge and poor test marks. All the best to you when you have "the conversation" I definitly feel where your daughter's coming from.