Originally Posted by Portia
I agree AP courses should be offered to anyone who wants to take them PROVIDED the have met the prereqs. How is it that the students in that Physics class in which the whole lot of 20 failed the test GOT into the class to begin with? Even the teacher stated they did not have the basics for that class? It sounds like the administration is setting these children up for failure...
Agreed. Cui bono? The high school may get high rankings for providing access to all. There is a saying, "What you reward, you get more of." There may need to be some refining of the system so that scaffolding is appropriately provided for those who may most benefit.