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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To make matters worse, the teacher doesn’t really teach either. [/quote]

Are you in the classroom enough to make this accusation?

Honestly, the class is just hard.

A 77% on the first test sounds about right where a strong student should be at this time of year.

The AP world teachers are usually some of the strongest history teachers at the school because the class is such a challenge and dramatic jump in expectations for the kid.

[b]With a 77, it sounds like the teacher is doing a [i]very[/i] hood job teaching the material and holding your kid to standards.[/b][/quote]

Wrong. We actually had to buy several resources online (complete course videos and worksheets) because the teacher doesn’t do any sort of lecture or PowerPoint or go over any info. No guidance whatsoever consolidating the massive amount of info and helping break down what’s actually important. No study guide was provided in class prior to the test and the kids did no practice SAQs on any of the info leading up to the test. It’s all self study at this point. They weren’t even told what makes a good SAQ. We found videos online to help with that as well. It’s so bad I decided to learn the material alongside my child and watch all the videos as well so I can help my child study. We spent hours poring over the course videos and worksheets which I purchased online. There was nothing from the actual teacher.  The only reason my child was able to get a 77 was because I worked with them at home and purchased additional materials. I asked my child how the other kids did - they said a lot of their classmates had bad scores - ranging from 50-65%. It doesn’t surprise me based on what my child tells me goes in class.

We are so disappointed because we had heard such good things about this teacher. I now think the kids liked him because they actually do nothing in class.[/quote]pls provide a link to your course videos and worksheets. Thanks. [/quote]

DP. I will say is that while Heimler's History on YouTube is really terrific, his subscription does not add much value, so no need to pay to use that as a resource. Reddit has tons of advice/links, and that's what I used as a starting point to collate information. [/quote]

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