"Please don’t equate YOUR lack of math ability with the course level.”
For the math department, it’s yet another day of telling misguided and ill-informed year 11s to stop picking AI math for the sake of an easier DP journey.
“Everybody seems to have the misconception that AI means easier questions and essentially no math to do, when in fact you have to read a whole page of complicated math terminology to even understand the question. Even then, knowing what you have to do doesn’t equate to you knowing how to do it,” sighed Mr Lacey, the head of the mathematics department. “These teenagers believe that AIHL is just a page of reading and one line of math workings, whereas AAHL is one line of alien language and one page of math workings. It is simply untrue and that has cost us our dignity.”
Ever since his inauguration at the distinguished 2nd floor maths hub, he has had the misfortune of guiding obtuse teenagers who wanted to look good on their university applications from taking higher level AI math.
“Students seem to think that once they’ve gotten straight 7’s in MYP standard level math, HL math is manageable and something they can handle. That is absolutely untrue. Standard level mathematics in MYP is a joke. Doing the same unit three years in a row should make anyone good enough to get a 7. But in order to take HL math, straight 4’s in extended classes are honestly more of an indication than straight 7’s in standard classes.” Lacey grumbled, whilst hunched over his desk, before chugging his daily dose of ‘Copium’.
Fellow colleague Mr Chang agreed. He teaches the AIHL math class, crediting it for his daily tears and misery. And although he expertly maintains his composure and optimism during class, there is no denying that he is getting increasingly desperate for any sort of response from the AIHL students. “They just can’t do algebra. Simple, basic algebra. One of my students can’t even find the function for a quadratic equation when given both roots and the vertex!” he exclaimed, bursting into tears before walking away for his counselling session.
On the other hand, Mr Smyth, who teaches higher level AA math, said he was faring well with all these wonderful students who are clearly capable of the rigorous math course: “They’re my favourite class. So smart and so knowledgeable. Definitely my pride and joy.”
For words of advice, the math department suggested that students talk to their current math teacher before deciding which math course level they should take to spare both the student and their teachers from misery.
As a farewell they left these final words:
“AI math is not easier than AA math. Please don’t equate YOUR lack of math ability with the course level”
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