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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nobody is canceling AP classes in DC.  Wilson is requiring all kids in 11th grade take AP English and AP US History and people are freaking out about it because they assume (without evidence) that this means it won't be a "real" AP class.  Of course, it will, because the College Board has to approve the curriculum/syllabus in order for it to be an AP class.

It's an effort to deal with a substantial segregation issue at Wilson with regard to which kids take AP classes and which don't.  [b]If it is to be successful, Wilson will have to devote a lot of resources to supporting some of these kids [/b]and it's not clear that they have a plan for doing so but time will tell.  But MANY people are assuming it will be a disaster without giving it a chance.[/quote]

If anything at all, not matter what, Wilson will have to devote a lot of resources to support the kids who are several grades behind. That has absolutely nothing to do with the whiteness of a certain classroom and whether advanced classes are racist. 
Wilson should be held accountable for catching up its weakest students. 
"AP for all" after what this forum has reported on "Honors for all" is just an enormous cruel trick on everyone. It sidesteps entirely the system's primary responsibility. You want more disadvantaged youth in AP? Tutor hothouse them until they can figuratively beat the shit out of that AP class. Come on, you can do it! [/quote]

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