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Sorry, I can't get past this -- there are no final exams in MCPS? Is this true of all grades? [/quote]

I never understand why some people find this so shocking. Since I didn't encounter final exams until college, what I found shocking is the idea of final exams in high school..[/quote]

Did you feel prepared to take your final exams in college? I had to take finals throughout middle and high school, and felt they were very good preparation for college. (I actually thought college was much easier than high school). [/quote]

PP you're responding to. Yes, I did. I also didn't have grades in elementary school, yet I felt prepared for letter grades in middle school and high school.[/quote]

A change in grading system is totally different than not being exposed to fully cumulative exams before having to take them in college.

It's great that you felt prepared, but I really worry a lot of kids will be totally unprepared for the massive task of doing a comprehensive review of a year's worth of material ahead of a final exam. it takes years to hone those study skills and develop the stamina to study for a battery of finals. I think we're doing our kids a real disservice here. [/quote]

Well my DS did have final exams in MCPS before graduating and let me tell you, he was still not prepared for finals in college. This is a kid who took "rigorous classes" (APs and honors) had a very good GPA and excellent standardized tests scores. Also got merit from lots of selective colleges. My point, is that having final exams in high school does not necessarily prepare kids for the expectations of college performance. Also, I think a lot of these AP classes have been modified to the point that they aren't close to a college level class. That's why many schools are reconsidering allowing kids to "test out" of freshman level classes. They don't feel that the AP classes were equivalent.[/quote]

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