Need some advice help! or if you know someone who can teach me basics on email less than 4 weeks!?

Question

hello I'm a sophmore at high school and i really want to take pre-cal but the problem is that i havent taken algebra 2 what should i do???? is it going to be hard if i dont take algebra 2??? how can i learn the basics in algebra 2 with trig less than 4 weeks??? Also i'm taking spanish 7-8 (native speaker) i havent taken spanish 5-6 (native speaker) should i take also spanish 5-6?? is it going to be hard if i dont take spanish 5-6 is there any program i can learn all the past tence in spanish 5-6 (native speaker) what should i do??????????????????HELP ME I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO!!!!!!!

Answer 1

Your school should not be allowing you to sign up for Pre-calc or Spanish 7-8 if you haven't taken Algebra 2 or Spanish 5-6.  These things are what are known as prerequisites, and NOT having them will usually get you kicked out of the next level class.  Well, let me correct that - if you took a test for Spanish and placed into Spanish 7-8 (because it is for native speakers), you may be okay.  However, they will not (or at least SHOULD not) accept you in Pre-Calc class, even if someone were to teach you the basics of Algebra 2, because you would hold up the class, making it harder both for you and for everyone else in the room.  You can take Pre-Calc next year, as a junior, and Calculus as a senior.  That should be good enough.

Answer 2

Math is one of the subject where you build on prior experiences... that means you have to know addition, subtraction... before you can do algebra... you'll need algebra before trig/geometry etc....  because in each new level, they use methods learned in previous levels.  So it's not a good idea to jump levels in any class...(especially Math)  

Advice you relay your concerns with your school counselor/adviser and reassign for classes that's at your level.

good luck