I see the AP classes being dumbed down to make them more accessible as the notion that only strong students need apply appears to be an anathema these days. I can only see it getting worse by the time that my DD takes them in six years or so. I am more inclined to put the energy in IB classes instead.
These will likely be far more useful when DD is applying to European universities - I have just about given up on US ones. I would be fine paying full tuition if I were genuinely supporting excellent students from home environments with limited means but that's isn't what I see.
Painting with a broad brushing know but I see the standards being applied differently by race which flies in the face of everything I was brought up to believe - that all should be treated on their merits alone. Frankly, I think that it is insulting and degrading for these students to expect less from them.
Last edited by madeinuk; 03/25/14 03:46 AM.
