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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes.[/quote]

Is this for real? Is his son actually attending Eastern HS?[/quote]

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What is interesting is that Weedon is using that article to highlight that Eastern offers these high-level courses, but most of the article is spent discussing why students from low-income schools are still having trouble succeeding in these classes and passing the AP exams.   It then goes on to offer good alternatives to AP classes for minority students in low-income schools who need ways to better access admissions to competitive colleges.

It's almost as if her didn't read the whole thing.  Here is one example of what the article is highligting, which, I imagine, would apply to many schools in DCPS ( I am making no claim about Eastern itself)

"Many students in low-income schools don’t have the resources and support they need to succeed in AP course work, including qualified teachers and a halfway decent preparatory education in grades K–8. Ideally, says the College Board, AP teachers should have master’s degrees and at least five years of experience. Numerous studies find, however, that teachers in lower-income schools are much less likely to be experienced or have advanced degrees."[/quote]

I would also add that a course can be named anything you want it, AP, IB, etc… but the rigor and expectations can be wildly different at different schools.  A course name means nothing.

An AP course can be easy and a kid can get an easy A but the kid won’t do well on the AP exams.  Eastern has IB courses so I’m assuming an IB diploma track.  How many kids, if any, do you think graduate with an IB diploma?  I would guess none if Banneker, which self selects the higher performing kids, only has 5% of kids graduating with an IB diploma. [/quote]

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