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This year, I have to drive between two high-schools to take all my classes (the only way I can take any technology course). Same district though.

Yeah, there are three programming courses at my school (but 2 are each 1 semester). So that's just two years of 1 period a day. First year was QuickBASIC and C++, second is VisualBASIC + html editor use.

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I haven't played D&D, nor do I have a particular interest in it. Realtime games seem so much more exciting to me.

D&D looks bland, but can really get interesting. It requires more thought than a typical videogame rpg. You have to think of what the character would be thinking. Plus, hanging out with friends in real life is so much cooler than just chatting online in an MMO.

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Be sure to use an electric saw/drywall cutter; going at plywood with a hacksaw == long, tedious work Smile

I think my dad has a circular saw in the garage. I don't know if I want to do that or not, though. If I do it to one, I'll have to make it a double. Then I'll have to add a backrail. Then I'll have to paint it. Then I'll realize it''s too much work and have a bunch of plywood lying around. Rolling Eyes
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I think it may just be my school, but every single 'technology' class taught at a public school seems to be insanely basic, and the material taught is quite often wrong. Almost everyone is lightyears above those courses (yes, even those that think IE is 'The Internets')...except for the teachers though 0x5

Well, here we actually have courses that teach people how to do things. Still many people who think IE is the Internet htough, but ah well.
I started school on August 20, and think it is fine so far.

I am in 8th grade this year, and get credit for Spanish 1 and environmental science this year.

Math History
6th: Algebra I and math contests (went to National Mathcounts)
7th: Geometry and a bunch more math contests (went to ARML)
8th: Algebra II (completed), and Precalc (did first 2 chapters in about 2 hours total; have to finish by October 23) An even more massive amount of math competitions
Oh, and I am also doing WOOT (worldwide olympiad training) through AoPS (www.artofproblemsolving.com).

My Science teacher is really cool, and I teach myself Precalc (really, really easy, as was Algebra II).
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I started school on August 20, and think it is fine so far.

I am in 8th grade this year, and get credit for Spanish 1 and environmental science this year.

Math History
6th: Algebra I and math contests (went to National Mathcounts)
7th: Geometry and a bunch more math contests (went to ARML)
8th: Algebra II (completed), and Precalc (did first 2 chapters in about 2 hours total; have to finish by October 23) An even more massive amount of math competitions
Oh, and I am also doing WOOT (worldwide olympiad training) through AoPS (www.artofproblemsolving.com).

My Science teacher is really cool, and I teach myself Precalc (really, really easy, as was Algebra II).


@.@ You did algebra 1 in 6th grade? holy shit Evil or Very Mad
I started Algebra 1 in 5th grade.
Sweet jesus... I have a lot of catching up to do Evil or Very Mad
There is a really simple way to catch up:

Do what I did Very Happy

Don't take your courses through your middle school - take them through some type of online course that allows you to go at your own pace. This made it possible for me to finish Algebra II in a month (2 weeks of which were the midterm exam and final exam) and since courses are review anyway (until Calculus), you can very quickly do the first few chapters and save yourself a lot of time. Smile
where did you do the online one?
Sorry I forgot to tell you.

I am doing mine through John Hopkins University online courses.

You buy courses in 3, 6, or 9 month blocks, and you can do as much as you want in that time period.

If I finish Precalc early, then I will probably sign up for their Intro to C course just so I can get the software and the textbook Very Happy

Try googling them - that should do it. If not, I can give you the link (would have to find it).
[offtopic]Hey Harq, 1 post ago your number of posts was the same as the size of a pic variable! Razz [/offtopic]
I wish I was taking an online course... I'm still in the 3rd chapter of Algebra 2. Sad
I doubt I could buy them - I will probably just try to teach myself it using my textbook (work ahead and then library here I come Wink )

OK, I think I found it ( http://cty.jhu.edu/math/index.html )
I took 2 online classes at a college near me; two college credits in 2 months Good Idea
*ugh* Forget about doing the online stuff at hopikins, take a look at the pricings

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b-flat wrote:
...and I teach myself Precalc (really, really easy, as was Algebra II).
That's what I did, except it's not official so it's not recognized by the school. I'm stuck in trigonometry. Unless I can convince the calculus teacher to let me in and inside information tells me he is open to the idea.
Hmm...I think your school might have a waiver form to get into higher classes.
Waiver form? What do you mean?
As in, if you go to the office (student services if your school has one), ask for one; a waiver form is a waiver to get into harder classes without meeting the pre-req's.
Oh. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll go to student services tomorrow.
b-flat wrote:
I started school on August 20, and think it is fine so far.

I am in 8th grade this year, and get credit for Spanish 1 and environmental science this year.

Math History
6th: Algebra I and math contests (went to National Mathcounts)
7th: Geometry and a bunch more math contests (went to ARML)
8th: Algebra II (completed), and Precalc (did first 2 chapters in about 2 hours total; have to finish by October 23) An even more massive amount of math competitions
Oh, and I am also doing WOOT (worldwide olympiad training) through AoPS (www.artofproblemsolving.com).

My Science teacher is really cool, and I teach myself Precalc (really, really easy, as was Algebra II).


I did pretty much the same thing, except in 5th grade, I came across a book with some trigonometry and calculus stuff, so I new some trigonometry and calculus in 5th grade Evil or Very Mad
I took Calc AB my Junior year in high school, and retaking it as Math 124 this fall (I didn't keep up with math and fear I've forgotten most of it with over a year off from it)
  
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