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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Advanced classes don’t lead to better outcomes. https://medium.com/edmodoblog/avoid-ap-course-overload-it-matters-less-than-you-think-3382c064d7f2[/quote]
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That's not exactly what the article said, but in any event, AP is only one form of "advanced classes" and only for high school level.[/quote]

[blockquote]...as one widely-cited study by Klopfenstein and Thomas (2010) found, “there is no evidence from methodologically rigorous studies that AP experience causes students to be successful in college.”

While the research from the CollegeBoard has consistently found that AP courses provide benefits, one summary of the research reports that this is in big part because AP “students tend to be from higher income families, are more likely to be White and attend suburban schools, and have better academic preparation for high school than non-AP students.” [/blockquote]

So go ahead and do what you want but know that the conventional wisdom is not some slam dunk put down of anyone else. I understand that Americans make residential choices based on assumptions and beliefs about how school environments will affect their children’s outcomes. But segregation for educational outcomes is not a choice you must make. And I will not, and I will not just stand by and let DCUM ‘wisdom’ affect my choices.

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The article actually said to take "honors courses," rather than AP courses.  Basically, AP courses are not honors courses because they don't challenge deep thinking and merely teach to the test.  Not coincidentally, private schools are discontinuing AP classes because they don't sufficiently challenge the mind.

It's the intellectual processing speed of the classroom cohort that matters for high-achieving students.  The article merely supports that truth.[/quote]

That person has never seen a good AP class then. Contrary to popular belief, they are not all alike. Many many different AP course curricula get approved for credit. It isn't just one thing. [/quote]

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