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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op, I completely understand your question. Since you have a question, I'm glad you asked mostly because ...

Op, I am worried and concerned that there is NOT an established policy on this - system wide, school wide, Principal and Department Heard and Teacher enforced. It should be a policy. It should be transparent. Talked about with parents before students sign up for classes. This should NOT be a question you have, but it's not your fault, if you are asking. The school system has failed you if you have to ask.

The answer depends .. not on you or the parents, it depends on how the school system wants to position themselves. Requiring all to take the AP Exam so the school system can't cherry pick best results. Do they want the respect -- and it's known by college admissions -- that a "3" is a college C and therefore a high school grade of a C is given (as a best estimate calculation of student performance)

If your school has no leadership and no consistency in grading - and you have to ask this question -  that's the greatest problem of all.[/quote]

There is no clear policy on this. I don’t think having strict policy on this is possible or makes sense. There should probably be a guidance at county level but again..  College Board would argue everyone should have an A or B : they cite research proving that all students benefit from taking AP classes , even those who fail the test, so we should encourage as many students to take and stay in AP level classes.  I don’t know  if I trust the College Board here - they make money of each AP and SAT test taken, they get money from AP summer institutes, etc. I think colleges would say they would rather see different grades for students with different level of mastery. But again, they’re often are limited non AP options for some subjects in schools.

Anyway, even if there was a policy or clear guidance.. I would still want to hear from actual parents of actual students.    I don’t necessarily agree with everything the county is doing , and I am aKeats interested in hearing opposing arguments. And I never saw discussion here on AP grading.. is it bad I want to know what parents think? Does not mean I don’t have my own opinion. [/quote]

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