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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am shocked that colleges don’t use the tests as confirmation that the kid can actually learn the material.  Seems like an excellent weed out metric.[/quote]

the fact that they don't should tell you something about whether AP tests are useful or just a scam. If AP classes are designed as college equivalents, then you should wonder why kids in MoCo take APUSH in 9th grade.

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I took APUSH in 9th grade 30 years ago. It was college-level then. Definitely a US History 101 class. Has it changed?[/quote]
 Most Moco HS have AP NSL as an option for 9th and then APUSH for 10th, FYI. I'm sure some might offer it in the other order, but the truth is it is[b] now an[/b] easy class to get an A in and to score high on the AP test, if taken. The reason they offer it is because there are some kids who want the challenge and who are ready for it in 9th or 10th. Then they take AP world, etc in 11th and 12th, or do IB. It is not a scam. Some kids are ready for college level work in HS, even in lower grades.[/quote]
 typo above, meant to write NOT an easy class to get an A in. In fact many incoming freshman who sailed through MS are in for a slight shock at the beginning of the year. Sorry for typos.[/quote]

Agree.  Most 9th graders do not take APUSH because its known not to be an easy class.  Most take it 10th/11th after they’ve gotten adjusted to HS and had some other HS level honors or AP classes under their belt.  The only reason its even offered at 9th is because some magnet kids are ready for a higher degree of work starting at 9th and because the kids just finished US History in 8th so have some recent background info from which to build.[/quote]

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