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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mine had a very hard grader. Got a C in the class, but got a 5 on the AP exam. [/quote]

That would a foolish teacher, not a hard grader.

I am a teacher and have taught many years of AP and honors classes.  It has been my job to help kids do well in my class and in the AP exam.

If the kids are doing well in class but not in the AP exam then the tests and classwork may not be aligned to AP syllabus and test.

The same is true for the reverse misalignment, and can hurt the gpa of juniors and sophomores for no reason.

OP - work with kids to help their grades as much as you can and use a syllabus that fits the exam. Build their confidence for the AP test and future college or community college classes.[/quote]

I have taught for many years and I am also a parent but we don't live in FCPS boundary.  As a parent I want teachers to help kids on grades if they try hard and do the classwork and sometimes kids may do better on one quarter than another.  As a teacher I want to do the same.  A 3 on AP should reflect  a B or more for the class if the kid has done all the classwork and the tests and quizzes should be at that level of difficulty.   But on the other side if a kid has done all their work for the year and had a bad day for the AP exam I don't drop their class grade just for that.  So, most of the kids in my class with B can get a 3 and pass the AP exam.  I think parents appreciate that as I would as a parent too.[/quote]

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