AP recommends students take fewer AP classes

[ucbalumnus]

Do you mean this thread?

High school math acceleration thread

Since math acceleration seems to pop up in many threads from time to time, along with complaints that it is off-topic, how about a dedicated thread on the subject where posters can discuss the subject, describe experiences, comment on the value of various levels of math acceleration, etc.? Shorthand for math track or level of acceleration: -1 = completes algebra 2 but not precalculus in high school, sometimes due to choosing statistics or no math at all after completing algebra 2 +0 = precalculus in 12th grade, the standard level in the US; student is theoretically ready for calculus when starting college +1 = calculus in 12th grade (or precalculus in 11th grade if calculus is not available in the school); student may have advanced placement in college math +2 = calculus in 11th grade (or precalculus in 10th grade if calculus is not available in the school); student may have advanced placement in college math; student is more likely to run out of math in high school etc. for greater…