Getting into this class wasn't even hard just time consuming. I'd like to know who DIDN'T make it, cause honestly if you did all the blogging and notebook and still didn't make it, you should be asking yourself "Am I sure I am ready for the 11th grade?"You just had to do the minimum requirement to get into it also. Getting a five on the exam is an achievement worth noting. Getting into this class is nothing compared to that.
That's not at all what I meant by "Getting a five on the exam is an achievement worth noting." What I meant was the difficulty in getting a five is a lot higher than getting into the class. If you read my first sentence you would have figured this out. Are you sure you're ready for the 11th grade?
It wasn't what you said, it was the tone of your writing that made it seem like that. If you reread your writing it sounds pretty arrogant. Also, "Are you sure you're ready for the 11th grade?" just sounds plain snobbish. Some people had things that couldn't allow them to do the homework. I know a few people who couldn't do it, because they had some problems they had to take care with their family or they had other work for other classes. Are you implying that they aren't ready for 11th grade just because they couldn't do the homework?
You should know that "Are you sure you're ready for the 11th grade?" is an inside joke between our group of friends. Those people with commitments are definitely an exception. But those who were lazy are definitely not ready.
Anthony's right. It IS easy to get into the class. My policy for the past ten years, (and the College Board's policy AND the recommendation of the WASC committee) is to have a wide open door. Any young person who wants to try a rigorous AP class should have that opportunity. However, a rigorous class requires work, and so that is what I want to know in the summer: will you do the work? Will you do the work with minimal support from your teacher?
The class is difficult. The ideas are difficult. People underestimate the class, but it is one of the harder AP classes because you have to read deeply, analyze difficult text, and think and reason and express yourself clearly. I can tell by reading the blog that many of you have a long way to go.
There are few As -- maybe 12-14 kids out of 69 got As last year. There were eight 5s on the exam -- that was a record; there were also 5 1s -- also a record. 43 kids passed the exam. 27 did not. This class is no joke.
It's kind of like college that way. Getting in is not such a big deal. It's what you do day-to-day that is going to matter. Kids come to me after having received 5s on their AP World History exam. The writing in AP English is completely different, and the kinds of things you have to recognize in the multiple choice questions are going to blow your mind. You can not memorize facts and think that is going to work. You have to actually know how to read and think like a well educated adult. When everybody was complaining about Neil Postman, it worried me. Neil Postman is a day on the beach.
I had to revise this. There was a guy who dropped that I still had on the list.
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ReplyDeleteGetting into this class wasn't even hard just time consuming. I'd like to know who DIDN'T make it, cause honestly if you did all the blogging and notebook and still didn't make it, you should be asking yourself "Am I sure I am ready for the 11th grade?"You just had to do the minimum requirement to get into it also. Getting a five on the exam is an achievement worth noting. Getting into this class is nothing compared to that.
ReplyDeleteWow, what a kill joy lol.
DeleteSounds like someone knows he's getting a five on his exam. :P
DeleteThat's not at all what I meant by "Getting a five on the exam is an achievement worth noting." What I meant was the difficulty in getting a five is a lot higher than getting into the class. If you read my first sentence you would have figured this out. Are you sure you're ready for the 11th grade?
DeleteIt wasn't what you said, it was the tone of your writing that made it seem like that. If you reread your writing it sounds pretty arrogant. Also, "Are you sure you're ready for the 11th grade?" just sounds plain snobbish. Some people had things that couldn't allow them to do the homework. I know a few people who couldn't do it, because they had some problems they had to take care with their family or they had other work for other classes. Are you implying that they aren't ready for 11th grade just because they couldn't do the homework?
DeleteYou should know that "Are you sure you're ready for the 11th grade?" is an inside joke between our group of friends. Those people with commitments are definitely an exception. But those who were lazy are definitely not ready.
DeleteAnthony's right. It IS easy to get into the class. My policy for the past ten years, (and the College Board's policy AND the recommendation of the WASC committee) is to have a wide open door. Any young person who wants to try a rigorous AP class should have that opportunity. However, a rigorous class requires work, and so that is what I want to know in the summer: will you do the work? Will you do the work with minimal support from your teacher?
ReplyDeleteThe class is difficult. The ideas are difficult. People underestimate the class, but it is one of the harder AP classes because you have to read deeply, analyze difficult text, and think and reason and express yourself clearly. I can tell by reading the blog that many of you have a long way to go.
There are few As -- maybe 12-14 kids out of 69 got As last year. There were eight 5s on the exam -- that was a record; there were also 5 1s -- also a record. 43 kids passed the exam. 27 did not. This class is no joke.
It's kind of like college that way. Getting in is not such a big deal. It's what you do day-to-day that is going to matter. Kids come to me after having received 5s on their AP World History exam. The writing in AP English is completely different, and the kinds of things you have to recognize in the multiple choice questions are going to blow your mind. You can not memorize facts and think that is going to work. You have to actually know how to read and think like a well educated adult. When everybody was complaining about Neil Postman, it worried me. Neil Postman is a day on the beach.
I had to revise this. There was a guy who dropped that I still had on the list.
DeleteJeremy Aban
Keila Amavizca
Avram Arenas
Sarah Austin
Monica Awanyai
Joseph Briseno
Kristine Bunales
Camille Burrus
Brianna Castorena
Elaine Castro
Jesus Chavez
Malik Coleman
Eileen Colon
Patricia Cuarenta
Destiny Diaz
Jenny Dieu
Jocelyn Donis
Kaila Douglass
Lina Elasmar
Alex Ferguson
Kayla Fernandez
Hanna Figueroa
Matthew Figueroa
Marilyn Finney
James Gojit
Tony Gonzalez
Paula Halili
Jazmine Hernandez
Elyse Holman
Ahmed Ibrahim
Tatum Isgette
Anvita Konreddy
Matthew Lagahit
Josh Luciano
Matthew Maestro
Michelle Magtibay
Jessica Mendoza
Ariana Mertz
Mary Muro
Keone Nakakura
Hayden Nguyen
Daria Parker
Sarah Parten
Trevin Peacock
Solomon Riseley
Sharissa Robins
Nia Sagun
Ariel Salazar
Anthony Sayas
Austin Thomson
Bao Ton
Valerie Torres
Ranson Touch
Melissa Valenzuela
Maria Vallejo
Jocelyne Vasquez
Chris Vieng
Grant Williams
Jenascia Wilson
Taureece Wilson
Robert Wurzer
David Yoder
>Neil Postman is a day on the beach.
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Oh, good one.
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