Sentences with phrase «take precalculus»

According to the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, skills in these areas are particularly lacking among minority students; only 6 percent of blacks and Latinos, for example, take precalculus or physics in high school.

In her case, this opportunity translates into demanding mornings spent at her Sunset District high school, where she is taking precalculus, American history, and two English courses, a course load is designed to prepare her for the upcoming college - application process.

Not exact matches

Data shows that one needs to take at least precalculus in high school to get a better than even odds of finishing a STEM degree.

One mother recently told me that when she needs to get her son's attention, she takes his AoPS Precalculus book away from him, and parents proudly send us pictures of their children's creations celebrating their favorite Beast Academy characters from our elementary school curriculum.

The problem here is that with a Common Core «teach to the test» mentality, it is less likely that Precalculus will be offered in high schools in the future meaning that students will not be ready to take Calculus during their first year of college.