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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For the naysayers complaining that taking away AP is a ploy these private schools use to remove accountability of rigor by teachers....I'd disagree.

Even though Sidwell doesn't do the best at being transparent about the benefits for students to take AP exams, we have found that the courses ARE at a high level.  It does not appear to be difficult for a student who gets As in these courses to get 5s on the AP exams without putting in that much extra effort outside of class.  [/quote]

I would have said the purpose is to allow a rich/athletic/connected student to take the “highest level” course, and get a high grade (which is something the school can control), without there being anything suspicious about his failure to take the corresponding AP exam (the AP score being a thing that the school cannot control). [/quote]

This is an interesting "take" but I have never gotten the sense that it's easy for rich/athletic/connected kids to get As in Sidwell's English/History courses. That said, there is variation in difficulty of grading - so maybe the kids you mention are assigned to the easier teachers?  I have no idea whether that would be true or not.

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