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[quote=Anonymous]Disparity between AP and non-AP is HS-specific. And if “difficulty” is primarily a function of memorizing lots of facts and being able to answer multiple choice questions, then it’s not necessarily rigor. It’s not hard, for example, to design a US History course that is more rigorous and less difficult/brutal than APUSH. I’m pretty sure my STEM kid would say the same about AP Bio (DC’s HS teachers definitely did). Saw it wrt AP foreign language as well. So not saying all APs, but also not generalizing from a single subject. There’s an emphasis on conventionality and very little attention to/respect for nuance in AP exams/grading. Whereas t20 faculty tend to value thinking outside the box and detecting/analyzing cases that render generalizations problematic.[/quote]
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