<p>Ironic is the fact that, at least in AP Calculus, a D on the exam–somewhere between 60 and 70–will net you a 5.</p>
<p>I suspect that APUSH varies from school to school. My son is taking it this fall, and a great deal of the course will be devoted to interpreting and analyzing primary sources, a foundational skill for historians. These will include sources such as the Mayflower Compact and conquistador diaries. Fortis summer reading will include books such as The Jungle, The Scarlet Letter, and The Autonoography of Frederick Douglas. Sounds like a course I’d like to take, but I suppose you could just teach to the test and make it very boring, which may have happened to the OP’s son.</p>