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<blockquote data-quote="4shotB" data-source="post: 404771" data-attributes="member: 844"><p>AP classes are indeed a big help over regular classes in this regard. My only criticism of the AP classes and preparing kids for Tech is this...AP teachers are <strong><u>excellent teachers</u></strong> who have more of a grasp of content than their counterparts as a general rule. But (and this is the key), they are <strong><u>keenly</u></strong> <strong><u>interested in their students success</u></strong> and will use a multitude of teaching strategies to reach their students. At GT, the professors are people with a very high level understanding of the material but little to no interest in teaching it. (Again, a general rule as we all have exceptions.) And maybe I am repeating outdated stories...maybe the experience has changed. I've always maintained it is not the actual content that made Tech hard...it was teaching it to yourself that separated the wheat from the chaff. I think this was the overwhelming aspect of Tech that caused the "1 in 3" statistic. High schools don't prepare students for that generally.</p><p></p><p>To get a kid ready for Tech, give him or her the AP material with no instructor. And expect him/her to make a 5 on the AP test using whatever resources available...textbook, internet, tutors, etc.. If he/she can do that, then they will have a much higher chance of "getting out".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="4shotB, post: 404771, member: 844"] AP classes are indeed a big help over regular classes in this regard. My only criticism of the AP classes and preparing kids for Tech is this...AP teachers are [B][U]excellent teachers[/U][/B] who have more of a grasp of content than their counterparts as a general rule. But (and this is the key), they are [B][U]keenly[/U][/B] [B][U]interested in their students success[/U][/B] and will use a multitude of teaching strategies to reach their students. At GT, the professors are people with a very high level understanding of the material but little to no interest in teaching it. (Again, a general rule as we all have exceptions.) And maybe I am repeating outdated stories...maybe the experience has changed. I've always maintained it is not the actual content that made Tech hard...it was teaching it to yourself that separated the wheat from the chaff. I think this was the overwhelming aspect of Tech that caused the "1 in 3" statistic. High schools don't prepare students for that generally. To get a kid ready for Tech, give him or her the AP material with no instructor. And expect him/her to make a 5 on the AP test using whatever resources available...textbook, internet, tutors, etc.. If he/she can do that, then they will have a much higher chance of "getting out". [/QUOTE]
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