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Honors Courses Give Way To AP Rigor

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 85, Clicks: 14) View Story

The decline of honors courses mirrors the expansion of AP and IB, nationally recognized programs that present high school students with college-level work. In many area schools, those programs have effectively replaced honors as the top college-preparatory track.

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#1 by nitajo posted ago

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An interesting article -- would be interested in your comments

Ten to 20 years ago, the best students might have been expected to take one or two AP classes over the course of high school. Schools offering IB, a full two-year load of college-level work, were even less common. Today, a course load dominated by AP or IB is more or less expected of every capable junior and senior at competitive high schools, and honors courses are struggling for an identity.

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#2 by Starla posted ago

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Loudoun County offers 3 tracks. Fairfax used to, and Ann Monday's arguments for eliminating the middle track (which was called honors in FCPS, but is called college prep or academic in other school districts) don't hold water. She was pushing an social agenda, which sought to minimize levels of instruction.

FCPS should once again have three tracks for all subjects.

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