Did your child’s AP score match their grade in the class?

[Anonymous]

One data point:
Kid got a 5 on test, A in class (but more like an A- if MOCO gave those). Great teacher who really challenged them.

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Anonymous wrote:In one it did. In another it did not. Mcps pushes children who are not ready to take AP classes to do so in the name of equity. It is detrimental to the children on many levels including tanking GPAs and creating low personal expectations for the students.

Who exactly at MCPS is pushing your kid to do this? Is there some reason your child can't decline when its not in their interests?

What do you mean who?? The previous year teacher and the guidance counselor. Is your child not getting recommendations on their courses??

Larla: mom, I'm signed up for AP World next year! The teacher recommended it and my counselor approved it!

Mom: sorry, Larla but your father and I don't think you're ready.

I'm sure that's great for their confidence as a student.

When I was in school, only the very top performing students were given the opportunity to take AP classes. But mcps doesn't stand to loose anything if your kid fails. They just look amazing for having so many diverse students taking AP classes.

The other students in the class who are actually prepared for it lose it while the teacher is dumbing it down and wasting their time trying to accommodate those kids.

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Anonymous wrote:In one it did. In another it did not. Mcps pushes children who are not ready to take AP classes to do so in the name of equity. It is detrimental to the children on many levels including tanking GPAs and creating low personal expectations for the students.

Who exactly at MCPS is pushing your kid to do this? Is there some reason your child can't decline when its not in their interests?

What do you mean who?? The previous year teacher and the guidance counselor. Is your child not getting recommendations on their courses??

Larla: mom, I'm signed up for AP World next year! The teacher recommended it and my counselor approved it!

Mom: sorry, Larla but your father and I don't think you're ready.

I'm sure that's great for their confidence as a student.

When I was in school, only the very top performing students were given the opportunity to take AP classes. But mcps doesn't stand to loose anything if your kid fails. They just look amazing for having so many diverse students taking AP classes.

Or because folks realize that personal choice and interest are great motivators that can allow a range of students to be successful in an AP class. Not everyone need be a top student. If a B student takes an AP and gets a B, guess what, it’s fine.

If an a student takes ap too soon and gets a c, that student starts to believe they are a c student when they are not. They were caught up in the mcps push to look good on paper without caring about individual students.

Maybe. Or maybe they learn the skills needed to be successful in the next class. Also, you’re assuming that most kids are taking AP classes too early. No one is forcing students to take a AP class before they are ready. They are not gate keeping an opportunity, encouraging students to reach, and ideally providing the supports that students needs to be successful.

Lol. You must be new to the DMV. PARENTS are forcing their kids into the highest level classes whether or not their kids are ready.

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Anonymous wrote:Nope. Not even close. Kid got As and Bs in AP classes and 1s and 2s on the exams.

BS

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Anonymous wrote:In one it did. In another it did not. Mcps pushes children who are not ready to take AP classes to do so in the name of equity. It is detrimental to the children on many levels including tanking GPAs and creating low personal expectations for the students.

Who exactly at MCPS is pushing your kid to do this? Is there some reason your child can't decline when its not in their interests?

What do you mean who?? The previous year teacher and the guidance counselor. Is your child not getting recommendations on their courses??

Larla: mom, I'm signed up for AP World next year! The teacher recommended it and my counselor approved it!

Mom: sorry, Larla but your father and I don't think you're ready.

I'm sure that's great for their confidence as a student.

When I was in school, only the very top performing students were given the opportunity to take AP classes. But mcps doesn't stand to loose anything if your kid fails. They just look amazing for having so many diverse students taking AP classes.

Or because folks realize that personal choice and interest are great motivators that can allow a range of students to be successful in an AP class. Not everyone need be a top student. If a B student takes an AP and gets a B, guess what, it’s fine.

If an a student takes ap too soon and gets a c, that student starts to believe they are a c student when they are not. They were caught up in the mcps push to look good on paper without caring about individual students.

Maybe. Or maybe they learn the skills needed to be successful in the next class. Also, you’re assuming that most kids are taking AP classes too early. No one is forcing students to take a AP class before they are ready. They are not gate keeping an opportunity, encouraging students to reach, and ideally providing the supports that students needs to be successful.

Lol. You must be new to the DMV. PARENTS are forcing their kids into the highest level classes whether or not their kids are ready.

That’s a parenting issue not an MCPS issue.

[Anonymous]

Mine got As in all AP classes except for Calc AB. Got 4s and 5s (mostly 5s) on all APs except for Calc AB. DC got college credit for 9 APs (again not for Calc AB, where a 5 was required for credit. DC really needed to take Calc again anyway so no big deal).

[Anonymous]

12 APs. All 5s except AP Spanish was a 4. A's in all because my kid's not "B"sian.

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All teachers are not the same in MCPS. All APs are not the same.
My kid got slightly lower than expected on one this year and higher on another. It doesn’t mean anything.

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Kid only took Spanish so far. All A's in class, 5 on AP. They test well, and took a practice AP to get a sense of the format.

Ask again next year when they start taking their math APs.