Anonymous
Post 01/31/2024 23:44     Subject: Re:10th grade AP
Anonymous wrote:My older student took AP World in 10th grade (AP PreCalc didn’t exist). The student adores history. I will say this year workload for 5 APs is the same as that 1 AP. My younger student will take AP PreCalc but not AP World as they need a more gentle AP introduction. Both students were AAP level IV, advanced math, honors students, both with high As in history as well as all subjects.


I would say it depends on the kid. My kid found it very easy and got a 5 on the test with very little effort. But she always loved history and the teacher was phenomenal.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2024 19:24     Subject: Re:10th grade AP
My older student took AP World in 10th grade (AP PreCalc didn’t exist). The student adores history. I will say this year workload for 5 APs is the same as that 1 AP. My younger student will take AP PreCalc but not AP World as they need a more gentle AP introduction. Both students were AAP level IV, advanced math, honors students, both with high As in history as well as all subjects.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2024 18:39     Subject: 10th grade AP
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The first AP for most kids (at least at DCs HS) is AP World. A handful also take an AP Computer Science class. And now that there is AP Precalc, that’s an option for kids on that math track. Your DC should have gotten a course selection sheet that lists options, and the counselor is a good resource to verify what is available and appropriate.


AP World is very challenging. Hours of reading and note taking every single week. Do many people take it as their first? Sure. But it does not fit the bill of being an easier one to take. It’s a heavy writing/reading/testing class


Note-taking is optional.


I can only speak from my student’s experience but the notes were turned in as an assignment, so it was not optional in our school. It was an extremely time consuming class and my kid is an extraordinary student and speed reader. I am not saying people shouldn’t take it, just that if OP is looking for a low key AP class, this is not it.


Yes, but the point is that easy or not, at some schools, it is basically the only option most kids have in 10th grade. The only other realistic AP at DCs school (AP PreCalc aside as it is new and requires advanced standing in math) is Comp Sci which isn’t necessarily easier for some kids depending on their strengths/interests.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2024 14:20     Subject: 10th grade AP
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The first AP for most kids (at least at DCs HS) is AP World. A handful also take an AP Computer Science class. And now that there is AP Precalc, that’s an option for kids on that math track. Your DC should have gotten a course selection sheet that lists options, and the counselor is a good resource to verify what is available and appropriate.


AP World is very challenging. Hours of reading and note taking every single week. Do many people take it as their first? Sure. But it does not fit the bill of being an easier one to take. It’s a heavy writing/reading/testing class


Note-taking is optional.


I can only speak from my student’s experience but the notes were turned in as an assignment, so it was not optional in our school. It was an extremely time consuming class and my kid is an extraordinary student and speed reader. I am not saying people shouldn’t take it, just that if OP is looking for a low key AP class, this is not it.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2024 10:10     Subject: 10th grade AP
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The first AP for most kids (at least at DCs HS) is AP World. A handful also take an AP Computer Science class. And now that there is AP Precalc, that’s an option for kids on that math track. Your DC should have gotten a course selection sheet that lists options, and the counselor is a good resource to verify what is available and appropriate.


AP World is very challenging. Hours of reading and note taking every single week. Do many people take it as their first? Sure. But it does not fit the bill of being an easier one to take. It’s a heavy writing/reading/testing class


Note-taking is optional.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2024 07:22     Subject: 10th grade AP
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The first AP for most kids (at least at DCs HS) is AP World. A handful also take an AP Computer Science class. And now that there is AP Precalc, that’s an option for kids on that math track. Your DC should have gotten a course selection sheet that lists options, and the counselor is a good resource to verify what is available and appropriate.


AP World is very challenging. Hours of reading and note taking every single week. Do many people take it as their first? Sure. But it does not fit the bill of being an easier one to take. It’s a heavy writing/reading/testing class


I mean, as I read the description, that’s how it sounds to me too. But at DS’s school, they basically told everyone in Honors world history in 9th to sign up for it. So maybe it’s not that hard but just time consuming?
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2024 20:53     Subject: 10th grade AP
Anonymous wrote:The first AP for most kids (at least at DCs HS) is AP World. A handful also take an AP Computer Science class. And now that there is AP Precalc, that’s an option for kids on that math track. Your DC should have gotten a course selection sheet that lists options, and the counselor is a good resource to verify what is available and appropriate.


AP World is very challenging. Hours of reading and note taking every single week. Do many people take it as their first? Sure. But it does not fit the bill of being an easier one to take. It’s a heavy writing/reading/testing class
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2024 19:35     Subject: 10th grade AP
The first AP for most kids (at least at DCs HS) is AP World. A handful also take an AP Computer Science class. And now that there is AP Precalc, that’s an option for kids on that math track. Your DC should have gotten a course selection sheet that lists options, and the counselor is a good resource to verify what is available and appropriate.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2024 11:01     Subject: 10th grade AP
Each course has different prerequisites, each child has different strengths, and each school has different rules for what can be taken when.

Your DC should speak to their counselor and say they want to take an AP, what options are available to them? Then as a family you can choose which fits the skillset and priorities DC has.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2024 10:56     Subject: 10th grade AP
DC is doing okay in honors at FCPS and would like to try AP in 10th grade. Which are easy APs to try and get used to the format.

Also positing in FCPS forum in case this forum is mainly for AAP.