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In high school, the track I was on ended with high school seniors taking calculus at the local engineering college. No AP classes were offered where I lived, b
by jtbigwoo 15y ago
In high school, the track I was on ended with high school seniors taking calculus at the local engineering college. No AP classes were offered where I lived, but I'm convinced that one college level class did more for me than a half-dozen AP classes would have. Especially because it forced my high-school math teacher to think more about preparing students for college-level work.
- March_Hare 15y ago> Especially because it forced my high-school math teacher to think more about preparing students for college-level work. I believe high school students who take college courses can be a great asset for their high school for this very reason. As a junior in high school I took college algebra at a community college in the evenings. As a result of the conversations with my math teacher, she made many changes to the subjects she covered in her pre-calc and algebra 2 classes.
- cynest 15y ago> Especially because it forced my high-school math teacher to think more about preparing students for college-level work. I think the intended preparation is actually really important. With AP the flow is Learn ch2 algorithm > learn ch3 algorithm>...> do well on test > not have to take calc in college. If you actually prepare a course for rigorous understanding, I suspect you might end up sacrificing your AP score somewhat for much greater gains later on. However, the system only cares about that short term result.