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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your kid is getting an A in the class, but a 3 on the test, of course s/he's not stressed -- the grading is too easy and the AP label is meaningless!  This is exactly why the Mathews index makes no sense; not to mention why MCPS is the emperor with no clothes.  [/quote]

If you teach an AP class based on the standards, a student's grade will more often than not reflect his/her test score.  Most of students I taught didn't enter with top skills. So they were already behind.  Even with scaffolding (quite a bit, I'll add), 9 months isn't enough time to prepare them to 1) think at a much higher level than they're used to and 2) write at a level where they're able to express multiple, complex ideas during a timed writing segment.

So a C, for example, translated into a 2 on the test.  
 
AP is just good instruction, IMO, and if kids are willing to challenge themselves, then a C is nothing to be ashamed of.  But you simply can't close the gap in a year.  And too many kids are being pushed into classes to make numbers look good.[/quote]

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