Question from AP teacher

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For the PP who thinks the teachers were making up Cornell notes:
https://lsc.cornell.edu/how-to-study/taking-notes/cornell-note-taking-system/

"The Cornell Note-Taking System was originally developed by Cornell education professor, Walter Pauk. Prof. Pauk outlined this effective note-taking method in his book, How to Study in College."

I am PP. I looked it up. I'm just still looking for Cornellians that used it. Lol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mine had a very hard grader. Got a C in the class, but got a 5 on the AP exam.

Mine too. Bottomed out his GPA and limited his college choices now. I was concerned first quarter and reached out to the teacher. She thought he could do it. Hindsight…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mine had a very hard grader. Got a C in the class, but got a 5 on the AP exam.

Mine too. Bottomed out his GPA and limited his college choices now. I was concerned first quarter and reached out to the teacher. She thought he could do it. Hindsight…

Surely, one bad grade in HS could not “bottom” a GPA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mine had a very hard grader. Got a C in the class, but got a 5 on the AP exam.

Mine too. Bottomed out his GPA and limited his college choices now. I was concerned first quarter and reached out to the teacher. She thought he could do it. Hindsight…

Surely, one bad grade in HS could not “bottom” a GPA.

One bad grade can be the reason your kid doesn’t get into UVA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mine had a very hard grader. Got a C in the class, but got a 5 on the AP exam.

Mine too. Bottomed out his GPA and limited his college choices now. I was concerned first quarter and reached out to the teacher. She thought he could do it. Hindsight…

Surely, one bad grade in HS could not “bottom” a GPA.

One bad grade can be the reason your kid doesn’t get into UVA.

There could be any number of reasons your kid doesn’t get into UVA. But it is nice to have someone (the unfair teacher) to blame.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mine had a very hard grader. Got a C in the class, but got a 5 on the AP exam.

Mine too. Bottomed out his GPA and limited his college choices now. I was concerned first quarter and reached out to the teacher. She thought he could do it. Hindsight…

Surely, one bad grade in HS could not “bottom” a GPA.

One bad grade can be the reason your kid doesn’t get into UVA.

Wrong. You like to tell yourselves that but acceptance is a composite thing, it’s the whole picture of the student. No student has ever been accepted or denied admission to UVA because of a single grade in a single AP class; that’s a coping mechanism people use to justify why they/their kid didn't get in when they believe others who are “less worthy” did.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mine had a very hard grader. Got a C in the class, but got a 5 on the AP exam.

Mine too. Bottomed out his GPA and limited his college choices now. I was concerned first quarter and reached out to the teacher. She thought he could do it. Hindsight…

Surely, one bad grade in HS could not “bottom” a GPA.

One bad grade can be the reason your kid doesn’t get into UVA.

There could be any number of reasons your kid doesn’t get into UVA. But it is nice to have someone (the unfair teacher) to blame.

Kids who apply to UVA don't get Cs anymore. The world has changed from our day. The OP (and teachers like her) are holding on to some moral compass from another era where a few bad grades still get you into a top school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mine had a very hard grader. Got a C in the class, but got a 5 on the AP exam.

Mine too. Bottomed out his GPA and limited his college choices now. I was concerned first quarter and reached out to the teacher. She thought he could do it. Hindsight…

A 5 on the AP exam and a C in the class is not good grading for any AP class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mine had a very hard grader. Got a C in the class, but got a 5 on the AP exam.

Mine too. Bottomed out his GPA and limited his college choices now. I was concerned first quarter and reached out to the teacher. She thought he could do it. Hindsight…

A 5 on the AP exam and a C in the class is not good grading for any AP class.

It’s perfectly normal when you consider how many kids are smart enough to pass the final test but blow individual assignments all year long , don’t submit, etc. Coursework and the test are not one and the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mine had a very hard grader. Got a C in the class, but got a 5 on the AP exam.

Mine too. Bottomed out his GPA and limited his college choices now. I was concerned first quarter and reached out to the teacher. She thought he could do it. Hindsight…

A 5 on the AP exam and a C in the class is not good grading for any AP class.

It’s perfectly normal when you consider how many kids are smart enough to pass the final test but blow individual assignments all year long , don’t submit, etc. Coursework and the test are not one and the same.

The kids who get 5s are not the ones who will blow off class tests and quizzes in my AP classes.