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Talking about the AP exams in particular _improves_ time spent. You're sitting in class anyway, might as well get college credit for it. Getting a good grade th
by mholm 1y ago
Talking about the AP exams in particular _improves_ time spent. You're sitting in class anyway, might as well get college credit for it. Getting a good grade there means you _won't_ have to take an equivalent course in college, most of the time. And that time in college is _truly_ free, rather than stuck in study hall, or within a boring suburb
- MathMonkeyMan 1y agoAnd, in my limited experience, a high school teacher getting 10-30 kids ready for an AP exam is way better than sitting in a lecture hall with 300 premed weedouts.
- clipsy 1y agoIn my (also naturally limited) experience, the quality of the teacher may or may not be higher in high school AP classes, but the rigor of the classes is typically higher at a reputable university. In particular (and relevant to your username!) I have to say that while my own high school AP calculus teacher was truly excellent, the AP calculus standards were markedly lower than the standards of the calculus sequence I TA'd at two universities.
- MathMonkeyMan 1y agoFair point. Maybe I had a better than average Calc 2 teacher, and then went to a (good) state university with lackluster entry courses.