Advice on math at BHS
My son is a sophomore at BHS and has Mr. Henri for Math 2. He had challenges in math last year due to illness and absences and he was unprepared for a teacher like Mr. Henri. Even spending hours each night working through the homework and class work he didn’t understand, he’s still barely passing. Does any who have advice on getting BHS to switch him to a new teacher or how to do the work in Henri’s class so he passes?
Feb 7, 2018
Parent Replies
Hello. My daughter is a new student at BHS. She just completed her first semester of tenth grade. She was assigned Mr. Henri and was miserable and terrified. She worked hard and sought help frequently and repeatedly, but to no avail. She was doing poorly and her self-esteem was plummeting. She did not feel particularly seen or heard by Mr. Henri, and that's putting it mildly. She went to her counselor and said she needed a different math class and was granted one, albeit, one class "back" (or the next level down) which seemed to be appropriate for her. She got an A. She wouldn't wish Mr. Henri upon her worst enemy.
My child went through a similar situation last year. Check out the new resources on the BHS math website, https://sites.google.com/berkeley.net/mathematicsdepartment/student-and-parent-resources and have your child attend the free math tutoring BHS offers after school, which is led by math teachers every Monday through Thursday. Meanwhile, set up a time to talk with your child’s counselor as soon as possible.
My child changed to regular Math 2, and it worked out great. In advanced math they move faster but in regular math they explore concepts more deeply, which is more suited to my child’s curiosity.