tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post1733159960302451141..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Still Arguing Over APMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-6274980866919822262008-01-10T10:41:00.000-08:002008-01-10T10:41:00.000-08:00Schools may not give advanced standing for AP clas...Schools may not give advanced standing for AP classes, after all the way they teach AP is not really equivalent to a college course.<BR/><BR/>However, schools easily competitive with Harvey Mudd- U Chicago or Oberlin for instance, do give advanced standing to students with Running Start credits.Jet City momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14804841958585043967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-89778273258723888492008-01-10T09:12:00.000-08:002008-01-10T09:12:00.000-08:00I wonder how far it's true that colleges are gener...I wonder how far it's true that colleges are generally being more restrictive on granting AP credit? My own alma mater is actually *less* restrictive now -- they used to give only placement, while now they give actual credits. That's just one data point, I realize ...<BR/><BR/>There's an interesting comment on the impact of the "challenge index" Jay Mathews has come up with at http://themorechild.wordpress.com/2007/12/21/life-imitates-art-the-challenge-of-high-school/<BR/><BR/>Helen SchinskeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-91524328056180450732008-01-08T20:38:00.000-08:002008-01-08T20:38:00.000-08:00Even in 1990, Harvey Mudd College would not grant ...Even in 1990, Harvey Mudd College would not grant AP credit for Calculus unless a student scored a 5 on the BC Calculus test. Then they would test the student and decide how much credit to award and where to place the student.<BR/><BR/>Everyone else had to take their seat in Calculus one, with the freshman class that had an SAT math average of 780+.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately that is hardly the problem for most Washington State high school graduates. For percent of high school graduates ready for college, we rank in the bottom four nationally:<BR/><BR/>New Mexico 28%<BR/><B>Washington 28%</B><BR/>Alaska 27%<BR/>Nevada 26%<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://mathunderground.blogspot.com/2008/01/prepared-for-college-no-not-really.html" REL="nofollow">Find more information HERE.</A><BR/><BR/>AP is becoming a sad situation. Thanks to Newsweek and US News & World Report schools get a higher rating for tossing unprepared students into AP, which dilutes quality. Passing rates are absolutely abysmal at many schools.<BR/><BR/>The idea of sequential mastery of fundamentals has been dismissed by many reform oriented educators.dan dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15536720661510933983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-4083358617284292632008-01-08T20:34:00.000-08:002008-01-08T20:34:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.dan dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15536720661510933983noreply@blogger.com