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The study by researchers at Harvard University and the University of Virginia (UVA) found the best predictors of success in college science courses to be high school classes that foster mathematical fluency
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<p>I would agree that mathematical fluency is the most crucial element for further success in studying science. </p>
<p>Thanks for the link to the group of high schools not (or no longer) offering AP-designated courses. I just searched some of the school sites for their statements about AP tests and searched Andover's site for comparison. </p>
<p>Another interpretation is possible for that group of schools declining to offer AP-designated courses.</p>
<p>mercruz.</p>
<p>No, I don't think it helps to expose the material earlier. I think having an extra class in Shakespeare or on the War of Northern Aggression or American Authors would be better.</p>
<p>true, but studying individual authors or time periods insulates the student from understanding any sort of historical/literary patterns, such as the similarities of the fall of the Roman Empire and the USSR</p>
<p>Ture,
But with a good background of the individual authors and time periods, college comparison is much easier and more advanced. That is the purpose, I think, of a good secondary education.</p>
<p>Then we differ in opinion. I view that a good overview and understanding en general are the foremost duties of a secondary education. It is to post-secondary education to delve deeper into the intricacies of Solidarnosc strikes at Gdansk.</p>