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The Problem with AP Classes
- andrewfromx 4y agoGPT summary: The College Board's Advanced Placement (AP) program, which has been in place for decades and is worth nearly half a billion dollars in revenue, is being questioned by critics who claim that it is not fulfilling its original academic freedom ideal. Annie Abrams, author of the book Shortchanged: How Advanced Placement Cheats Students, argues that the program's focus on standardized testing means it is not able to offer a true college education to high school students. Although the attention on the AP African American studies curriculum is positive, Abrams suggests that all AP courses should be subject to scrutiny about how they are taught and tested, and whether the College Board is the best body to make decisions about them. Critics argue that the College Board has failed in its objective to offer academic freedom and power to secondary school students.