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Honors Students Raise the Bar in 'Regular' Courses

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I appreciate hearing from a professional who can help me understand better what distinguishes regular, honors and AP or IB courses, and what students would lose if there were no more honors courses. Can any teachers tell me if there are established standards for demands at the regular and honors level, or is it, as Robinson's story indicates, up to the teacher?

Dear Extra Credit:

OK, I'll bite, as the parent of a 16-year-old junior, I have a number of questions about AP and post-AP courses.

Do all institutions of higher learning accept AP courses?

What about post-AP courses?

Which ones do? Which ones do not? Why? What strings are attached? Do AP courses reduce the number of courses required for a degree?

After Gov. Mark Warner extolled the virtues of the AP system, why do Fairfax County Schools continue to start so late? Why are AP teachers and students forced to streak through the material?

Brenda Mandes

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