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I certainly didn’t do much homework as I recall. Except when we had to do library research of some sort or type up a paper. That was pretty rare. But what is it about AP these days that requires so much work? Or does it depend on the teacher or class?</p>
<p>My high school had one AP class (US History) which I took in 1973. I don’t recall much homework for that either. What I do remember was a lot of in-class discussion which was sort of new and painful for me. I also took a few other AP tests just based on honors and normal classes. I don’t recall studying much for them either. I didn’t 5 out on all of them, but my lowest score was 3 on Chem which I took at the end of senior year based on sophomore chemistry.</p>
<p>BTW I paid severely when I got to college and was shocked to find I couldn’t continue just sliding by. Hard on my ego because I did have a high regard for myself (and still do as you can probably tell). So maybe it’s a good thing that at least some of today’s kids are prepared for hard work. In fact, I often read on here about kids who find college remedial compared to high school. THat certainly wasn’t my experience.</p>
<p>IMO, I think these articles typically refer to the norm, not the top achievers. Even with respect to the typical student, I don’t personally think today’s kids are any more self reverential than we were.</p>