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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Latin had a higher AP percentage in 2013 because they offered fewer APs then. Great AP classes (and exam pass rates) develop over time-- as certain teachers get experience in "teaching to the test" for that particular AP subject matter. Latin hasn't been teaching most AP subjects long enough to have developed that type of AP "machine" [b]even if that was an academic goal of the school-- which it really isn't. [/b] For those AP classes which Latin has been teaching for a long time, e.g. AP Latin-- they get all 4's and 5's.[/quote] If actually passing the AP exams isn't a goal, then they shouldn't offer AP classes. Nothing wrong with developing your own curriculum / standards. But if you are offering them, and less than 20% are passing, something is wrong. They offered 8 classes 2 years ago, and offer 10 now. But I am not sure that accounts for the passing rate dropping from 50% passing 1 or more to 18% passing 1 or more. [/quote]
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