If you feel that your student is ready for an "Honors" level challenge, we offer Honors Math Placement! Honors Math indicates that the math is one level above the student's current grade level. For example, our Honors 7 Math course teaches the Math 8 content, while reviewing the most important Math 7 concepts. Our Honors Math courses are designed with a quicker pacing, heavier work load, and deeper conceptual understanding than our Standard level courses.

For Honors Math Placement, we offer OPEN ENROLLMENT. This means that if you and your child feel ready for a more challenging math course, you simply choose the Honors Math option on their course card. We often have students that are ready for a challenge and want to "JUMP" from standard math to honors math. If you are a parent trying to decide if this is the right move for you, here are some things to consider:

DESIRE

Does your student want to "jump" to honors?

This is really important. Students have to want to rise to the occasion and accept the challenge. If your child is sure they are ready to do the work, Honors Math should be considered an option.

Academic Readiness

Did your student make an "a" in standard?

Honors math has a drastically different pace, workload, and conceptual lens. If your student had difficulty keeping up with their work in Standard and rarely made As on their test, the Standard level is the best placement for your child. If your student found the standard workload to be easy and almost always made As on formal assignments, Honors Math should be considered an option.

Social and Emotional Readiness

Are you and your child emotionally ready for the challenge?

Making the switch from standard to honors has a set of social and emotional challenges for both parents and students. Parents have to be understanding that their child who has always made As, may initially struggle, and make Bs, or even Cs in their first year of Honors math. Students have to be understanding that their role in the classroom will shift. They will transition from understanding all content with ease as a top performer in the class to not understanding a concept that everyone in the room has already been taught. Students have to understand that their peers will be ahead of them, but they will catch up! The transition from standard to honors requires students to believe in themselves and be accepting of the discomfort that occurs when more time is required to obtain specific concepts.