AP v. College Prep

mathmom
Fri, 15 Nov 2013 08:24:05 +0000

Many college prep courses are taught by the same teachers who teach the AP courses. My kids landed in a couple of them because of scheduling issues or choice. Some were fine, some less so. Both kids really enjoyed their English electives, especially my younger son who took one on mysteries. He had fun being the star student of the class and having one class that wasn’t stressful at all. The kids in AP Lit were pretty miserable and Honors English 12 was for some bizarre reason even more work than AP Lit. I think you have to remember that not every kid’s college prep class needs to prepare them for HYP etc.