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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do you combine an AP class and a non-AP class.  Can someone explain how that works.[/quote]

For one of the AP/regular English classes... You teach towards the bottom. Then, for example, you give an assignment, for which you can read literally a choice of comic book, a 2nd grade reading level book, a middle grade book, or one or two actual books. I'm not sure of the exact number for each assignment but I know for sure there were at least the comic book, 2nd grade, middle grade, and one famous regular book. It's sad. And the fact that everyone probably gets graded the exact same is unfair and embarrassing. Oh yeah, there was also a choice to watch a movie instead.

Not an exaggeration. And don't complain if your kid does poorly on the AP test because I don't think anyone (parent or kid) officially complains at the beginning of school or during the year, according to our kids. (They could be doing the "privacy" nonsense and trying to pretend that your kid is the only one complaining, where parents clam up because of shame. This happened pre-Covid at an APS elementary school and they got away with it for several years before more than a few parents started meeting at school events and comparing notes. Its harder for them to get away with it now.)[/quote]

I think I know which class you’re talking about. It was very disappointing. They mostly watched films instead of reading. I chalked it up to a bad teacher— which we’ve had from time to time over the years in public schools. HB isn’t immune to the usual public school problems.[/quote]

Which grade was this?  Offering a 2nd grade book vs. a regular book for that level is horrifying, and then everyone gets graded the same, as if it was the same difficulty? Is this how they “hide” the non-achievements of kids who have certain reasons (like medical) or is this done to hide language inadequacies?  Or WHY?!  Why would a school do this in English AP in HS?  Or did I misunderstand the PP?[/quote]

I'm the pp. This was specifically for an AP/regular class as stated, and corroborated by at least one other parent. In fact, I'm guessing, from the responses, that several parents had generally the same experience in [i]at least[/i] one class their child took. Furthermore, I can honestly say the same 10-grade spread "choice-ing" existed throughout MS/HS in almost all VASOL or higher social science classes. BTW, giving kids the autonomy to decide which resource level they will choose is not a great strategy for a large number of kids who may need the learning help.[/quote]

Wut? Who do you think corroborated what exactly? This second grade book thing is completely made up. [/quote]

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