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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yawn.

They didn't stop offering classes that are rigorous enough to prepare you for the AP tests, they just removed the "AP" from the class description.

It's a shift in semiotics because the "AP" lost cred because it's so common now. [/quote]

This is complete fallacy. They don't teach to the AP curriculum and kids will have to devote significant time to outside classes or independent study if they wish to score 4 or 5s. No easy way around it. The schools have screwed students up big time. [/quote]

This just isn’t true.  Maybe a weekend with a cottage industry book but that’s about all that is required, at least for decent students[/quote]

Let's face it, the people pontificating about AP courses here have NO idea what is taught in them or not and how that compares to current non-AP offerings at DC area privates.  They are just inventing assumptions to suit their prejudices.

This would be a very interesting discussion with people who actually teach.  Like this, not so much.[/quote]

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We parents have no clue but just go by what the school tells us.
I’m assuming that private schools prefer to differentiate themselves from public schools in as many ways as they can.[/quote]

I actually think we do know what our kid’s experience is.  But the issue is you can’t generalize between all private schools and all private school students.[/quote]

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