Summer School

EVHS MATH DEPARTMENT  - SUMMER SCHOOL SUGGESTIONS:

As a department, we strongly advise against students taking any summer school math course to advance. 

Over the years we have seen too many students who have taken math in summer school to advance a year perform poorly in their subsequent math classes.  Oftentimes the poor performance does not show up until the high level courses of Math Analysis or Calculus.

The school year is 38 weeks long, while summer school classes are only 4 or 5 weeks. Taking a math course in summer does not allow students adequate time to learn, process, and retain the material and thought processes needed for success in future math courses.  Only students who currently have an A in their math class and find it to be VERY EASY should consider taking summer math to advance.  An A is not enough. All students who do take summer math should be prepared to seek extra help the following year.

Also, EVHS has no control over the curriculum offered, the teachers who teach the classes, nor the level of difficulty of the course. Summer school programs are not always aligned with the EVHS math curriculum and may not cover all the lessons that are need to advance.