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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]AP classes were designed for families who hope to save some money by have their kids get through college more quickly by skipping the freshman requirements.  Its also been a way to "prove" that public schools are teaching advanced classes by using prescribed college level instruction and then publishing the number of those kidws who pass the exam with a 4 or 5.  The problem is that the AP classes are rote and all the critical thinking and natural progression and tangential learning are removed.

There is no need for AP classes in top private schools like the ones named in this thread.  H[b]onors and advanced classes in these schools, with a little extra studying, is all that is necessary to pass the AP exam with a 4 or 5.[/b]  Plus, colleges are already very aware of the high level or teaching and expectations at the top privates so "A"s really mean something and there is no need for weighting grades.  Overall, APs just arent needed in private schools.[/quote]

Correct, so just take the AP test in late May and then you don't have to do Intro level U.S. History, or Spanish, or Biology again in college. You can take the next level or Honors track at college. If you want to float by freshman and sophomore year, sure, take the same coursework again but in a larger class environment. If that's what college is about to you, go for it![/quote]

We don't send our kids to Bama or Ole Miss.  The Ivies require placement tests for foreign languages.  If your child is a science major, every Ivy professor will tell you not to skip the intro basic science classes or anything beyond first semester calculus unless your child is a prodigy. [/quote]

Do I recall recent threads asking where to send the bottom 25% of private school classes?[/quote]

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