Students Should Not Be Forced To Take Calculus

I feel like high school students should not be forced to take calculus unless they need it because it will be a waste of time for them to take a class that they don’t actually need instead of taking one that they need. In my opinion I think that for students that got all of their math credits should not be forced to take the class. I’m aware that if people take the class and the AP test and pass it, they won’t have to take it again in college but that should be the student’s option because they will be the ones that have to pay after. Making students take Calculus will be a waste because some of them are not prepared to take that level of math or they do not have the discipline to be in that class. For instance according to the text, “But many
students are unprepared or unsuited for the rigors of Calculus”. If students don’t know what they are doing they may feel as is are not up to a class that everyone else is doing great on and that may affect their performances on other classes and affect their future as their going to college.
College is not the same as high school on any label because classes are more challenging and the way of living is so different depending on where one decides to go because they will have to take care of themselves and also make sure that they keep doing good at school. However, it can be hard for students to actually go to a class that they don’t have any understanding and that nothing would help them get to understanding what they need to do to at least pass the class. Classes that like this should a student’s choice and they should make the decision based on their past experience with the subject. There are times that students feel pressured based on what the want to do with their future; like if the want to go to college the requirements sometimes can be really high based on where the student wants to go. They feel like if they don’t do things that colleges want to see that they won’t get in at all, sure it would make their application look better and getting accepted will be easier but that is not the only way to get into a good
college. Taking calculus is not bad but it is not made for everyone because there are some people that are not in that level and that will just back them up because they are not understanding the material. It can be argued that some students will take the class to feel challenged and to be prepared for the next level of course that they are going. When going to a different environment it can be challenging to adapt to the type of work that is given and it is always better to be prepared with work that is similar to the one that is going to be given. It is true that it can benefit them but it can also affect them and make it harder for them to understand what is actually happening.