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Is it true that AP Bio may only be one period next year?
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Posted 23 June 2011 - 09:46 PM
Imagine how much money you can save if all double period APs merge into 1 period! Teachers need to teach 5 periods a day so that means 1 additional section of class can be loaded on to the teacher if they normally teach a double period course! Multiply that by the number of double period APs taught in the building!
But I honestly think it is very do-able. AP Chem (equivalent to College Chemistry 1 and 2) for example is a double period course. It meets approximately 92 minutes a day (44/period x 2 = 88 + 4 minutes passing which doesn't interrupt instruction). That is about an hour and a half per day. In college, you only meet for 3 hours of lecture a week and the same amount of material in covered. 3 hours is equivalent to two days of instruction in Tech.
Keeping in mind that AP Chem is taught at the college level, students should be treated as though they are college students. 92 minutes a day x 5 days = 460 minutes a week. College, only 180 minutes of instruction is given in 1 week.
If it turns into a single period course. that's 44 minutes x 5 days a week = 220 minutes - still more than what college offers.
However, what is different in high school is that more class time allows the student to absorb the material better.
But I honestly think it is very do-able. AP Chem (equivalent to College Chemistry 1 and 2) for example is a double period course. It meets approximately 92 minutes a day (44/period x 2 = 88 + 4 minutes passing which doesn't interrupt instruction). That is about an hour and a half per day. In college, you only meet for 3 hours of lecture a week and the same amount of material in covered. 3 hours is equivalent to two days of instruction in Tech.
Keeping in mind that AP Chem is taught at the college level, students should be treated as though they are college students. 92 minutes a day x 5 days = 460 minutes a week. College, only 180 minutes of instruction is given in 1 week.
If it turns into a single period course. that's 44 minutes x 5 days a week = 220 minutes - still more than what college offers.
However, what is different in high school is that more class time allows the student to absorb the material better.
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Posted 26 June 2011 - 09:35 PM
They will not be making extra classes of AP Chem (and AP Physics I believe) for seniors (so the Environmental and College Prep kids need to take AP Bio)...I really wanted to take AP Chem :(
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Posted 27 June 2011 - 06:12 PM
That's weird. The college prep major revolves around demand and what the general consensus of the various sections want to take ~ which is why several sections allows for the flexibility of opening whatever sections of courses. That's why you need several sections of CP...if everyone takes the same thing, you might as well just put AP Science of whatever fits in the requirement for CP.
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