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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One thing I was curious about is whether the private schools that are eliminating AP classes surveyed any of the parents to ask their opinions.

My DC attends one of the schools that is eliminating AP classes.  When I have seen a group of the parents, they all seem annoyed by this new development because the school seemed to do what it wanted, without asking the parents what they wanted (or perhaps the kids what they wanted).  The parents seemed to be genuinely caught off guard.[/quote]

Eh, a lot of top private schools have been rejecting the AP curriculum for years. Parents really shouldn’t be concerned.[/quote]

My nephew goes to a private in NJ and they have never offered AP's.  We have friends in boarding school and it is the same.  Most schools with rigorous kids and academics do not need to play the AP game.  And let's be real.  Do you think any public or private school teacher can teach a college course correctly to 30 kids after what? A week of "training."  The college board is and will always be a complete money making scam.  There is no doubt some kids can game the system and bypass some college courses.  No denying that.  But the amount that do not are above 85% and that is where the money is.  The board alone makes more than half their net profit on testing fees.  That is insane.  More and more colleges are not accepting them anyway.  As soon as Harvard decided a few months ago, so will others.  [/quote]

I agree with you, but the reason top private schools have long rejected APs isn’t because their teachers can’t teach the curriculum; it’s rather because they don’t want to be limited by it. They want to be able to offer courses that go beyond APs.[/quote]

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