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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The variability in instruction is frustrating.  Multivariable Calculus is a completely different experience depending on who you get but it all looks the same on the transcript.[/quote]

This is notorious with one teacher at TJ who goes his own way.   But the issue with him isn’t supposed to be instruction.  It’s the ridiculous difficulty of the tests.  Much harder than the other teacher.   They’ve made a lot of progress with standardizing grades and expectations through BC.  I’m hoping the get there on the higher level classes. And APUSH. All the kids know there is one teacher who makes life... hard. [/quote]

According to my kid, this teacher is really good but his tests are very, very hard compared to other teachers' tests, and he unfortunately doesn't curve even though the class average is low. It seems really unfair because ultimately colleges won't know that the kids with Bs and who had him had to work so much harder for their Bs than other kids who had As with other teachers. Anyway, my kid is still happy with this class because the level of instruction has been great compared to her previous years.

Also, even though math classes up to BC are supposedly standardized, who the kids get as teacher can still make a huge difference because of the discrepancy in quality of instruction and the way tests are being graded. There is one notorious math teacher who is quite bad at teaching and takes points off for things that other teachers would not. My DD had her last year in BC and is very thankful for being rid of her this year even though it means getting the harder Multi teacher.

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