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Tag Archives: AP
Education Then and Now
(more from that same email exchange–on a roll, right?) My correspondent and I were discussing whether kids today were “as well educated” as kids a generation or two ago. I suggested that the drop in standardized test scores paradoxically suggested … Continue reading
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American Literature: 4 Questions
I am probably going to be teaching a section of American Literature next year, which has caused me to ponder what I should teach and why. For years, various people have urged that an American Studies course, wherein American history … Continue reading
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Race to Nowhere
I saw the movie as part of a faculty work-day earlier this week, and wow. Where to start? It was clear very early on that it was a propaganda piece, so the fact that it wasn’t balanced didn’t bother me … Continue reading
AP or not AP, that is the question…
Well, in many respects, the issue is not a dichotomous one. But even so, let’s consider some pluses and minuses of an external, standardized test (and thus, implicitly, curriculum). We’ll start with a specific example and see if any generalizations … Continue reading