Quote Originally Posted by Jim Koepke View Post
During my days at public school, we chose our own classes up to a point. Some chose more history/civics related classes some more towards writing and literature. Those who liked math or the sciences went off on those paths.

If the school counselors chose your courses they may have seen you as not being one to put on the math track.

jtk
We had core requirements as well as electives. My core really needed more math. I picked up some math and geometry by osmosis through my electives, Shop, Agriculture, Drafting, Electronics... Math slipped through the cracks for me partly because I did 9th and 10th in a big school with over 1000 kids in my grade then moved to country school with 29 in my class for 11th and 12th. Or I could blame Jimmy Carter he was president all 4 years.