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[quote=Anonymous]My kids' AP history classes involve an insane amount of graded notetaking.  The format used is Cornell notes.  Somehow, with 6 family members who went to Cornell, nobody has used this method.

It is way more note-taking than I ever did for high school, college, or grad school.  Other than that, I don't think the courses are too different than college core courses.  I believe they do cover the things you should know about a basic topic.  Many of the parallel classes at flagships are large lecture classes with discussion sections.  So that format has pros and cons as well.

Let's get real, after a few years, few specifics remain in your memory from these classes either way.  You've just gotten a grounding and know how to re-educate yourself should you need microeconomic graphmaking or to remember how photosynthesis works.  If you're lucky you enjoyed the class and wanted to learn more.

I agree the AP classes are helpful for screening out kids who don't care about school at all.
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