Impending Significant Change in AP Tests

mamabear1234
Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:58:23 +0000

I would love to see changes in the AP French exam before my 2013 D takes it. I know there was a petition signed by many high school French teachers to change it, when the Spanish exam was changed I was told it became easier to pass. My D got a 2 on the French AP, then took her college placement exam and was able to skip 4 semesters of French.

(While our HS usually requires that the test be taken for AP classes, there is the option to take AP French class as dual enrollment, skipping the test. Consequently, the teacher does not prepare the kids well for the AP test. My D was aware of this, and did not do enough on her own to prepare. If all the kids took the test, parents would be pushing for more adequate preparation I’m sure.)