Ditto. I also liked that the AP exams gave my high school teachers an excuse to teach the classes to a higher level (the level required to pass the exams.) Do

Ditto. I also liked that the AP exams gave my high school teachers an excuse to teach the classes to a higher level (the level required to pass the exams.) Do away with AP exams, and I bet you would see academic standards plummet in upper-level high school "honors" classes.