I graduated high school 15 years ago now and we had Math 30-1, 30-2, 31, and 33. The 30-2 kids were all seen as remedial and picked on for this. 33 was for people who failed other classes. 31 was basic calculus. I took both 30-1 and 31 and still ended up in an Arts degree. Leaving more doors open isn't a bad call.
Also, I was in school at a time when being popular also meant you had to maintain a decent grade average. People who didn't were just losers who no one would consider seriously. I partied a lot and didn't take it seriously, but still completed these courses.
The courses weren't that hard though. Frankly if your kid can't get through math 30-1 maybe you should consider a brief kumon course or something. I always laughed at the kids in Kumon too, but isn't the goal to set your kid up for the best possible life? Sometimes you need to get them to do things they don't necessarily want to do for that to become reality. Also I would suggest quite heavily that what was "cool" for us 20 years ago or more, is almost certainly not what defines cool or popular now.
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