AP v. College Prep

beth_s_mom
Fri, 15 Nov 2013 09:53:18 +0000

My D took a mix of honors, AP and college prep courses in high school. She had more CP courses than AP/honors. I don’t think she got a “raw deal” in her college prep courses and she was very well prepared for college and is doing well there in a rigorous program. The teachers at our high school who teach honors and AP also teach college prep courses, so the “best” teachers aren’t used exclusively for the AP/honors kids. The AP teachers tend to remain pretty consistent from year to year (although they also teach honors and CP), whereas the majority of teachers swap back and forth between honors, CP and introductory (the level below college prep) from year to year, with most teaching a mix of honors and college prep each year. Our high school has a few teachers (all excellent) who over the course of a day will teach at all levels. This is at a public school with a near perfect graduation rate that sends over 95% of its graduates to college.