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Re: AP Students



Hi Dick-
Then you will agree that if a high mark on the physics AP (say a
5) is a good predictor of "some worthwhile trait after graduation" you
will eat your words?
If so, then this sounds like a doable research project.
Regards,
Jack


I don't know about Dick, but I sure would like to see "some worthwhile trait
after graduation" demonstated with the taking of AP courses. I think if you
get a 5 you have chosen to studyand do the work necessary and would do well
anywhere in about anything. I have resisted offering AP physics (although
there has been some administrative pressure). I feel, at least in my
district, AP classes are a social thing; my son is in AP history, my
dasughter is in AP chemistry; our school system offers 25 AP classes, etc.
I have notice over the years the number of tests taken have declined, even
though the number of classes has increased. I think a student who does well
in my regular physics class will do well in college just because they have
learned the skills. Haven't there been studies that show students that have
taken high school physics do not always do well in college physics? I want
my students to learn what they can learn about the physics during the short
time I have them. I cannot possible prepare them for the future, which
seems to be changing daily.
Tim