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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a couple of thoughts as a HS teacher myself:

1.  Doing this in the 4x4 schedule is a big push.  That schedule does not give students time to process information learned or seek out the teacher for help before moving on to the next topic.  
2.  This move really hurts STEM students given that many choose to load up on STEM APs and take on level classes for humanities (for instance many of my students take AP Calculus BC, AP Physics and then choose to do on grade level US History to balance the workload).  Those kids will either end up not taking APs in their subjects of interest or have a killer schedule.
3.  Any time an AP is forced upon all students without extra support (i.e. spread the course over two years, create small classes, double up the class to be two class periods, etc.) the rigor is decreased.  Getting an AP class ‘certified’ by College Board takes no work and doesn’t mean you have to cover the content at all.  
4.  As an addition to #3, DCPS will not allow a bunch of students to get Fs in these courses so the rigor will decrease as a result of that.

Just my thoughts from my experiences![/quote]

Re: #1, 4x4 also means fewer classes at once, so students won’t be trying to master eight subjects simultaneously. I’d think this would also help with #2....[/quote]

PP but this is true, although a student could be quite rusty in a subject given in a 4x4 you can have history the fall of sophomore year and not take a history course again until winter of junior year.  And AP classes that start February 1st for an early May exam are at a huge disadvantage.  Three months, with winter and spring break thrown in, to learn an AP class is crazy.[/quote]

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