An Op Ed from the Ashland Daily Independent says more students are taking demanding classes but NAEP reading and math scores are still falling.
They argue...More kids taking advanced classes + higher grades = lower NAEP test scores + dumbed down curriculum + grade inflation.
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This is a pretty old post, but it originated in my hometown's newspaper, so I thought I should comment on it. Most of my friends in high school were in advanced placement classes; I was in "accelerated" or AP classes all four years of high school. I would just like to say that I do not feel that any of my classes were "dumb downed" in any way. While I cannot say the same for other schools or even other classes within my own high school, I can say that my own AP English course was run much like many of the English courses I have been enrolled in here at Eastern Kentucky University. Grade inflation may happen in some AP classes, but it was certainly not a common theme in my own high school, and I certainly hope that teachers would not participate in such as they would miss a great chance to challenge their students.
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