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[quote=Anonymous][quote]It is not a "reality check" - it is an arbitrary exam that is easily gamed. And a waste of time. Good riddance. [/quote]

So AP Calculus, for example, is "arbitrary" and "easily gamed"? What does that even mean? Cliches about "rote memorization" (How does one "memorize" math? Or English literature?) and "teaching to the test" (It is much easier for a teacher to "teach to" a test he or she will write him or herself than to "teach to" an AP he or she will never see) are silly enough, but these claims are utterly incomprehensible.

As I guess others have already noted, the key benefit of AP exams for students from Sidwell, St. Albans, etc., is not the possibility of saving money but rather the possibility of skipping introductory courses once at college. If you plan on majoring in history and have already taken U.S. history at Sidwell, why get stuck retaking "Intro to U.S. History" your first year of college if you can skip to higher level courses simply by showing a 4 or 5 on the AP? I would have thought retaking was the "waste of time."

(And no, you can't skip intro level college courses just because you were privileged enough to go to Sidwell or St. Albans. You actually have to prove you have mastered the material. Yup, just like a middle-class public school student.)[/quote]

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