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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If a student chooses not to take an AP course because of this change then they likely shouldn’t have been in the AP course to begin with.  [/quote]

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If this gets students to take fewer AP/IB courses and focus on where they can legitimately learn content that is great from my perspective and will lead to more reasonable schedules. Currently kids are taking as many as they can because that’s the only way to distinguish themselves to colleges because As are so easy to get — grades have become meaningless in MCPS with so much grade inflation. Doing well on the AP/OB exams and SATs takes on disproportional importance.

If changes to grading mean that grades become a more meaningful measure and that students don’t feel pressured to take AP/IB courses when they simply are not ready or would be overwhelmed by the load, that’s a good thing. I also think having plus/minus grading would help in this regard, as well as offering both on-level and honors courses. [/quote]

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