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

Forum Index » Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS)

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

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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.[/quote]

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?[/quote]

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

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.[/quote]

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.[/quote]

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.
[/quote]
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.

[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics