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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The whole grade inflation fiasco just disguises how little kids learn (or want to learn) and how much is effectively taught in DCPS schools. [/quote]

yes, it's crazy. I recently went down a rabbit trail to look at AP scores in MCPS vs. DCPS and it's night and day.  
DCPS basically sucks.  Don't jump on me: I'm a long-term DCPS advocate but the AP results are pathetic[/quote]

Example:  
Calculus BC:  15% got a 3-5 in DCPS,  85% got a 3-5 in MCPS.

The grade inflation in DCPS helps no one. i'm sure almost all of the 85% of DCPS students who failed the calculus BC AP exam did well in the class.  You don't just randomly end up in this class so if you're in it, you're probably doing the work.  They're basically getting As but learning nothing.   :cry:  :cry:  :cry: 
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But how many of these kids got As? This year's BC class at JR was quite small (60 kids across two sections, I think). I'm pretty sure they didn't all get As. I suppose Banneker, McKinley and Walls make up the bulk of the remainder. But 15% passing in the AP exam is quite dismal. However, if you take another somewhat difficult AP, like Physics C (Mech or E&M), 56 and 78% of the kids get 3 or above, which is not that dissimilar to Walter Johnson. I think only JR and maybe Walls offer AP Physics C (Mechanics), and JR's student profile is somewhat similar to WJ, save for a lot fewer Asians.

I wish DCPS would provide a school by school breakdown just like MCPS does. But that would be too much to ask.  [/quote]

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