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AP Statistics Practice Exam for teachers?

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  • My high school is suffering from budget cuts (because FCAT scores dropped), and they aren't offering AP physics B or Calculus II (BC) this year. They had them last year, but they took them away because only 8 students signed up for Physics B, and only 3 people were eligible for Calculus II, but I was the only one who wanted to take it (they said that they can't pay a teacher for only 1 student). So I got the sh*t deal basically because I had my senior year planned out since 9th grade and my plans got screwed up big time. Anyways, I tried to get relocated to this school that is 3.5 miles away because they have all the classes that I need, but my school won't let me, they've been giving me a hard time about it since August (I bring good statistics to their high school, hence won't let me leave). I've looked at other options such as online AP classes but they don't offer them either, and I can't do them at a community college because it's too far away. They won't even let me take the classes as an independent study... So my last and final option is to just do them on my own and not get the high school credits for them (I'll have to pay $160 for the AP exams in May). My teachers are secretly letting me borrow the books so that I can teach myself. Does this sound like a bad idea considering that they are rigorous courses that should be taught by a teacher, but instead, I'm doing them on my own without getting any credits for the courses? My only goal is to pass the AP exams in May so that I get the college credits for these classes. I did very good in physics honors (I got the highest score on every single test in a class of 25) and very well on the AP Calculus AB exam (I scored a 5). I just feel like I'm going to drive myself nuts trying to do all this on top of a full schedule at school. Does this sound like too much work? Any suggestions on what I can do, or any other options that are available? Thank you for your time.

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    I recently completed my Master's Degree formal research on AP courses and the stress that students like yourself go through. You are not at fault for any budgetary problems that your school is undergoing and you should not be penalized for the removal of the AP courses you planned on. So when Plan A fails, you'll need to come up with a Plan B, or even a Plan C. With the assistance of your parents, and even your principal and superintendent, approach the matter of attending a diferent high school again. Present your facts. Simply speaking, your current high school can no longer meet your academic needs of providing a challenging and rigorous AP classes. Yet another high school is able to do so. Your high school should not hold you back and the story of you bringing the top scores to your school is purely administrative BS! (I know, I am currently in a school administration program!) I encourage you to fight HARD for your academic needs. And here is a twist that you may use as an analogy: If your school could not meet he needs of a severely disabled student, the school is required by law to seek an alternative education elsewhere. This might cost the school several thousand dollars. In your case, the school is not meeting your highly gifted academic needs and all it will cost is the transfer of your school records! Fight it, and if you need to bring the news media into it, I would start writing an eloquently written and passionate letter to the editor. You might also appeal to the School Board to hear your case, since the board is supposed to be interested in student success stories. Taking the AP courses in secret won't help you at all if the school does not acknowledge the course. The AP Coordinator has to apply for the exams in March/April to be ready for May. You won;t have an exam to take. Best of luck to you! Let me know what eventually happens!

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Get a lawyer and sue the school for holding you back. You should be able to goto the school that fits your needs. Write a letter to superintendent about what you are going to do if they won't let you switch schools.

fitted2feather

For me, there is no other way to learn math than self-study. Teachers are like these dancers. You know, they joke around and mumble and make a few points here and there, but the person you have to be really listening to is the author of a good book. A mere conversation with a student about a subject is never as effective as many hours of spent time on the contents of textbooks. So there may be some emotional factors, such as you won't see your friends near you, or you won't be entertained by the look of a classroom. And you may be concerned about getting no credit and all that jazz. But if you really want to learn mathematics none of that should matter. So what I would say is you really have many choices. You can research and find great books that teach calculus rigorously. I would say just go to a good university website and find out what books they are using as their primary text, and usually they use good books. Then just focus and study and you will discover many advantages of self-study over classroom-homework dictatorship. Or as remo or some other people said, fight your school so that you can move to a different school. I don't think they can legally hold you in a particular high school in United States. But then maybe there are complications. You never know. Research that also and see if you can push with law to get out of your current school. Good luck!

Zeta

The guy above me is right. Contact the school district (you have an elected representative and you have the superintendent). I personally would have found it impossible. Back in high school, I never looked at the book. I needed to be in class. But if you have good study skills, you can do it. I have learned several subjects post-high school and post-college by doing what you are doing.

Frst Grade Rocks! Ω

Appeal the decision, you will win . What state are you in?

Sally

You need a certificate that proves that you know particular subject. Studying it all by yourself will not help.

Abeceda

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