An Honors Math student should be able to:

• demonstrate a high motivation for success and mastery of previously learned math skills

• handle new concepts almost every day, with a higher level of difficulty and approach problems in a variety of ways

• persevere to learn independently and does not need nor expect the teacher to walk them through each concept step by step

• see a concept once then be able to extrapolate their understanding in order to solve a variation of problems

• embrace variation in environment and routines, including presentation of more challenging complex problems

• handle abstract ideas and translate ideas/relationships into symbols

• articulate in a variety of ways their ideas, processes, mathematical reasoning, and problem solving techniques

• earn mostly A's on assessments the first time (honors does not allow for retakes)

• consistently complete all homework assignments; show all work; use resources to work towards a solution to an unfamiliar or more challenging problem rather than leave it blank

• ask higher order questions that show a deeper understanding and push the curriculum forward

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