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LetMyPeopleVote

(153,746 posts)
Mon Feb 20, 2023, 11:27 PM Feb 2023

4 things to know about Ron DeSantis' idea to slash AP courses in Florida

This is sad. You qualify for National Merit Scholarships on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, or the PSAT/NMSQT and SAT. Florida has some very low SAT scores and so it may not matter if Florida students are not eligible for National Merit Scholarships. National Merit Scholarships are hard to get but are nice on a resume.

In addition, AP scores can get you placed out of classes. They did not offer AP courses at my school a long long time ago but my kids each got over 20 hours of AP credit. One child used these hours to do three majors since that child had a full scholarship and another child graduated in 3 years. AP credits are very valuable to many students.

The test that DeathSantis wants to use as a replacement for the SAT is a test used mainly by home schoolers.



https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2023/02/18/4-things-know-about-ron-desantis-idea-slash-ap-courses-florida/

As DeSantis noted in 2021, the College Board is a major player in providing accelerated academic courses to high school students.

In 2021, the state had 199,428 teens sit for 366,150 AP exams, with 50.9% scoring a 3 or better on the 5-point scale. Many universities across the nation offer students credit for those scores — a critical factor for families looking to lower tuition.....

In addition to its AP courses, the College Board administers the SAT college entrance exam. Just over 190,000 Florida high schoolers took the test in 2022, representing 87% of possible students. Its average score was among the lowest 10 in the nation.

The ACT college entrance exam, administered by a separate nonprofit, is also available but has much lower participation


I am not surprised to see that the test that DeathSantis wants to use in place of the SAT is a test being used by home schoolers.

High-ranking Department of Education officials have hinted in social media that an organization called Classic Learning Test, or CLT, is a potential option to fill in for SAT.

Primarily used by home-schooling families, Classic Learning Test is touted by supporters as an alternative “that orients people to the perennial truths of the great classical and Christian tradition.

DeathSantis may end up pissing off some parents who have high performing students who would benefit from AP credits and scholarships
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4 things to know about Ron DeSantis' idea to slash AP courses in Florida (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2023 OP
Even fundamentalists want their kids to take AP courses mcar Feb 2023 #1
AP credit is very valuable LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2023 #2
My oldest took the only 2 AP courses available mcar Feb 2023 #4
As that ASShole goes Around INDOCTRINATING Cha Feb 2023 #3
It's a Christian based test, applied to public school. Baitball Blogger Feb 2023 #5
Violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. no_hypocrisy Feb 2023 #6
AP/IB are very valuable for students obamanut2012 Feb 2023 #7

mcar

(43,366 posts)
1. Even fundamentalists want their kids to take AP courses
Mon Feb 20, 2023, 11:33 PM
Feb 2023

a big part of the population here in my red county.

LetMyPeopleVote

(153,746 posts)
2. AP credit is very valuable
Mon Feb 20, 2023, 11:41 PM
Feb 2023

My kids earned 20+ hours of AP credit 15 or so years ago. Now there are far more courses available.

mcar

(43,366 posts)
4. My oldest took the only 2 AP courses available
Mon Feb 20, 2023, 11:42 PM
Feb 2023

at his HS, along with a bunch of dual enrollment classes. It helped him get into an excellent school with a great financial aid package.

no_hypocrisy

(48,492 posts)
6. Violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
Tue Feb 21, 2023, 05:57 AM
Feb 2023

I'm certain Freedom From Religion Foundation is inking the Complaint right now.

obamanut2012

(27,716 posts)
7. AP/IB are very valuable for students
Tue Feb 21, 2023, 11:39 AM
Feb 2023

Especially IB. Dual enrollment is very helpful if the kids are staying in state, in conjunction with AP/IB.

I am old enough that our hs only had three, and I took the American History and the Comp one, and received 16 credit hours, and popped right into lit survey courses my freshman year.

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