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Rethinking Advanced Placement
January 8, 2011 /
As A.P. has proliferated, spreading to more than 30 subjects with 1.8 million students taking 3.2 million tests, the program has won praise for giving students an early chance at more challenging work. But many of the courses, particularly in the sciences and history, have also been criticized for overwhelming students with facts to memorize and then rushing through important topics. Students and educators alike say that biology, with 172,000 test-takers this year, is one of the worst offenders.
Christopher Drew
Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/education/edlife/09ap-t.html?_r=1&hpw
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