<p>Classes at my high school are pathetically dull and easy. Even AP courses really don't take anything more than ten minutes of scribbling a night (usually far less). The classes are taught to the worst students in the class while everyone else falls asleep. I know a lot of people who agree with me. Are your schools like this? Am I just getting screwed because of my location, or is it this way for everyone?</p>
<p>I wish my high school was like that. At my school even the most intelligent kids work their buts off to earn A’s. There might be some who say that high school is easy but from the experiences of me and my friends it’s not a piece of cake. And the 5 AP classes I take usually keep me up untill like 2:00 in the morning, and none of my teachers would never accept answers that were just “scribbled”</p>
<p>^ Private or public?</p>
<p>I can’t blame it all on the school, because good students do get 5s on the AP exams with just what we’re taught in class. But I have to resort to self-studying in order to learn anything interesting.</p>
<p>I go to public. Sorry if my post came off as defensive, its just that I wish I went to a school were classes were effortless and I didn’t have to work hard to get good grades, its not fair :(</p>
<p>The best thing would be a balance of the two. I really am getting sick of not being challenged by the curriculum, but I can definitely see how cutthroat competition could be worse.</p>
<p>On the plus side, I can always study things myself to my own standards and at my own pace :)</p>
<p>“its not fair”</p>
<p>They are the ones with the lower AP scores, Hun. =)
(I assume)</p>
<p>edit: Zapz very unobservant ^^</p>
<p>^ Not really. I took my first AP test last year and got a 5, and the classes I have this year have a good track record. I just wish that AP’s curriculum was more in-depth, because it moves so SLOWLY.</p>
<p>yeah, i guess they are the ones with the lower AP scores 
@noimagination, wow I’m schocked that the curriculum is not in depth and slow moving, AP courses at my school are known for moving so fast that people fall behind and never catch up! that’s one of the biggest complaints I hear about AP classes.
I also heard about this one teacher at a nearby school who doesn’t make his students take the exam or something and just says that they got fives…i’m not sure how that works since you have to submit your exams to have them graded though</p>
<p>Some classes are classes in which I can exist in(ie do nothing) and get an A.</p>
<p>Other classes I have, I actually have to work my butt off in.</p>
<p>As you can see, I enjoy the more challenging classes since you’re not stuck with stupid people.</p>
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I assume that teachers at your school teach beyond what is required for the test. The tests don’t require a whole lot.
Well, no teacher can make you take the exam. Even if it’s a required part of the class, you could always fill in random bubbles and go to sleep. Teachers don’t find out your scores until after the end of the semester (maybe different if you have year-round school…) so they can’t use the real exam as part of your grade in the class.</p>
<p>I just believe that learning something should require rigorous thinking and analysis. CollegeBoard has made the AP exams too rote and easy.</p>
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<p>That’s how all standardized tests are and must be.</p>
<p>APs don’t require a lot of thought or effort. The problem is that teachers want to feel like college professors, so they think giving 25 assignments (that’s the number I’ve had in AP lit) in the first 2 weeks is acceptable–even though many are pointless. Many people don’t even have to try in college…</p>
<p>But you have to admit, they seem to offer a better experience than in most colleges. I mean, you’re with people who want to at least challenge themselves and learning more about the subject. Unlike in college, where you have perhaps a quarter of the class actually interested…</p>
<p>But only on CC will you find people who complain about the exams.</p>
<p>I don’t think the exams are too easy or too hard, I just don’t think they test the right stuff. It’s all about spitting back information rather than writing a truly interesting and thoughtful essay. But whatever, that’s high school.</p>
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I am? Some people care about the subject, but most don’t. That’s why the classes are so boring.</p>
<p>School is easy as balls. Honestly, no effort gives you A’s, even A+'s sometimes. So much extra credit. To put it in perspective, I got Fives on AP Physics, Calc AB, and Lang and Comp, and a four on AP Euro.</p>
<p>It depends on what you mean by try. In most classes, I can get an A without work, but I don’t like looking like a kid who doesn’t care, so no matter how easy the subject is, I take notes, I don’t do HW in class, I study, even if only for 10 minutes, on a test so that I get 100% instead of a 92%.
For the other classes, to some extent, it’s just getting over a barrier and getting to a level of understanding. If you don’t get there early on, you’ll struggle to get A’s. I usually didn’t work hard enough in math to get to the point of comprehension early on, and my grades suffered (B’s). So I do have to try in those subjects, but once I get it, I get it. Only got a 4 on Calc BC, but since when is a 4 bad?</p>
<p>"As you can see, I enjoy the more challenging classes since you’re not stuck with stupid people. "</p>
<p>Seconded.
I like the challenge, also. =)</p>
<p>uhh yes. i try. i’m not made by mechanical wires and innately smart.</p>
<p>At my old school, I basically just existed. At my new school, it’s a little better, although not by much. I’ll probably fail college because I can’t remember ever studying for anything in my life, much less paying attention. The perils of going to a school that makes it so easy to slack off. I tried to pick it up last year and I really intend to do better this year. We’ll see.</p>