Category Archives: AP

Good News and Bad News Regarding AP

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Eric Wright | Permalink 0

Yet another AP Report to the Nation has good news and bad news. Good News – An article  from insidehighered.com reports that in 2012 more students are taking AP courses (↑ 2/2% from 2011 and 18% since 2002) AND more students are passing the AP test (↑ 1.4% from 2011 and 11.6% since 2002) with a 3 [...]
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AP, equity, Learning, News

The AP Teeter-Totter

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Eric Wright | Permalink 0

Should schools encourage students to take AP classes (and AP tests) at the risk of lowering AP scores?  Should more students be introduced to college-level classes to prepare them for the rigor of academia outside the K-12 environment?  Or does this just water down the AP curriculum?  Are we setting these students up for failure? [...]
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AP, Learning

Should test scores be shared?

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Eric Wright | Permalink 0

Frodo’s quest to destroy the magical ring in the movie The Lord of the Rings reminds me of how we sometimes treat test scores.  They are often hidden and not discussed, shared or considered within many education circles.  They are like heavy burdens teachers carry to their retirement.  Doesn’t this go against the very core [...]
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AP, Collaboration, Learning, Test Scores

How do we raise AP test scores?

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Eric Wright | Permalink 0

Principal – “What are we doing wrong in AP classes?” Me – “What are you talking about?” Principal – “These scores… I’m tired of our school being mediocre.  We’re better than that!  Our teachers are better than that!  Our kids can score higher on AP tests and I don’t know what we are doing that [...]
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AP, Inclusion, Learning