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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Okay,  so I guess we have all learned that you can claim extra bragging rights if your kid take a year of AP Econ vs a year of AP Calculus, because 2 APs for the price of one!

I think that I have made the point that OP is crazy.  And that I have a high threshold for crazy, because my kid goes to TJ, where parents like PP are very invested in multivariable and linear being counted as separate classes for the purpose of determining their kid's AP "score".

Gads.this, right here, is why sites like TJ Vents are so d*mn sad. [/quote]

Any attempt at constructive discussion inevitably turns into name calling and sarcastic attacks. That is why sites like this are so d*amn sad. [/quote]

Your kid take a year of science. How is debating whether that "counts" as one or two APs when humble bragging about how many APs your kid is taking a constructive discussion? It's part of a race to nowhere that is not good for anyone. Your kid took a year of AP or higher science. Hopefully because they like science and not because you want them to get get credit for 2 APs in one year. [/quote]

See if you can be less sarcastic or less cynical. There is no debate about one or two APs. That is not important. There is no humblebrag about how many APs are good or bad either.

The point of the discussion was whether fair number of TJ kids graduate with 15-18 APs/post APs. There was no blanket promotion that X number of APs/post APs were good except that they (15-18 AP/post APs) occur and that blanket mockery of such students are not warranted. Such amount of APs or post Aps are appropriate for some students. Try to keep an open mind without labeling or name calling. Do not automatically assume all parents force kids to take multiple APs or post APs. Sometimes students themselves want to take rigorous course loads to learn even if parents caution against it.

We should welcome and encourage different perspectives and possibilities without automatically assuming parents push APs on kids.   [/quote]

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