Dude, I'm from Louisiana. I think my state is ranked lower than yours in education. What I'm saying is I learned it outside of school. I officially took Algebra in 8th grade and Geometry in 9th. I'm just saying you should take initiative outside of school to broader your horizons. Of course, I'm not saying you start learning crap well beyond your reach (as I did ) but you should start taking some outside interest in that. Damn, now I'm being all preachy. Just ignore me or you'll become a workaholic.