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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are two separable issues here.  One is whether MCPS should pay (either for all or for those with needs).  The other is whether they should automatically enroll kids the way they have the last couple of years.

At BTSN, one of the teachers pointed out that the average score had declined because there are kids who were automatically enrolled and then told they would face a fee if they didn't follow through and take the test. So there were kids showing up who had no interest in taking the test.  (I think you could decline in the fall, but as the test approached students faced a penalty for not taking it?)

I don't care about the average test scores (though I suppose principals might) but it's a waste of money to pay for kids who have no interest in taking the test and won't take it seriously.

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Then they shouldn't be in the class.  They are taking it for a GPA bump, and trust me, the level of effort for kids who don't plan to take the exam weighs down the rest of the class.
- longtime AP teacher[/quote]

Why did you decide to stop upholding the AP standard for the course, and start indulging and enabling the students who don't belong there, at the expense of the ones who do? That's malpractice.
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