Re:It is now easier to pass AP tests
by DiscourseFan on Friday July 26, 2024 @03:39PM
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AP is a scam, ought to be banned entirely by the dept of education. Yes SATs are good for class mobility, but they shouldn’t exist for the same reason: because they are a profit motive for a large org that has captured most of the market. High school should not be about preparing for college.
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A scam? Really?
I taught AP along with non-AP chemistry for a number of years and I think the AP program is a good fit for those students who plan on going to university, especially those interested in the sciences. In two semesters we covered almost the full range of chemistry topics (only organic was slighted) and the students came out well prepared for college chemistry.
The value in an AP course, to my mind, is not the AP exam. It's that the class has the depth and the pace of a college class. Even those who barely passed my course knew a lot more chem than those in the non-AP class.