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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It depends on the teacher, OP, and the rigor of the course. For example, my son had straight As in AP Calc AB in 11th grade, then had a lowly 2 on the AP exam. He had an inkling the teacher was too lenient, and failed to take corrective measures, like request a tutor, or alert us that there was an issue. It was a learning experience for him. All his other AP teachers were appropriately demanding and he had to work for his As, and received 5s on his exams.

If it's not an AP course with a non-MCPS exam at the end, then all bets are off, and you're at the mercy of the teacher and school culture for whatever's taught to your kid. My son was at Walter Johnson in Rockville, where most teachers weren't slackers, so for the non-AP courses he took, I believe some learning did happen. But if you want to teach your kids to write, you HAVE to insist on AP Comp and AP Lit. Nothing else compares in MCPS.

Bottom line: pay close attention.[/quote]

Yup. You can tell the grade inflation and leniency is happening when there's a wide disparity between the classroom grade the AP/IB exam grade. Also, if you bother to look at the graded work, assuming it's available, you can see what kids are getting away with and still getting an "A" for.[/quote]

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