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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"AP"  Computer Science Principles is another example of an intro class to skip.

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It's very useful to fulfill the tech requirement for kids looking to boost their GPA and who aren't interested in doing other computer science classes. There's AP Java, but that has a prerequisite, so most kids can't take it in 9th grade.

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Of course kids who don't like computer science very much are welcome to take Principles if they want to. But kids who want to learn computer science want to take courses that will teach them computer science they haven't already learned in middle school courses and summer camps. [/quote]

I think the point is that it’s the only AP that fulfills the tech requirement. The higher ones like Java don’t. So if you don’t take csp, you have to take a non-AP tech class, which some may not want to do. Per the website, the only classes permitted to fulfill the requirement are:

“Foundations of Technology A/B
Foundations of Computer Science A/B
Foundations of Engineering & Technology A/B
Introduction to Engineering Design A/B
AP Computer Science Principles, TE A/B
IB Computer Science 1 TE A/B”

IB isn’t available at most schools.

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Yes that’s miserable nonsense. Many kids goof around in Foundations of CS in middle school (almost the same class as AP Principles) to get around that.[/quote]

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