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Originally Posted by Harrison
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AP classes in high school are a joke. It's just more homework for the same end result. You don't learn anything different, any more, or less. It's a sham to placate rich parents who want their kids to be "special".
You don't find it somewhat amusing that high school teachers are teaching both the lowest classes and the "best" classes simultaneously? Why aren't they college professors if they are teaching "college level" classes? Lol what a joke...
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I teach an AP class. I am qualified to teach at the college level. Why?
1. if you want to teach at a low end college you will not make as much money as in a good high school district.
2. if you want to teach at a higher end college you will need to get your doctorate before you can get a professor's position. Without a real position, you will make less than in a good school district. If you do get a professor's position you will be expected by most universities to do research and publish on a regular basis. This is not what I want to do with my career.
3. I enjoy my high school community and am fond of my students. I am able to get involved at a very different level by working with students at a high school age than a college teacher would be able to, which I find rewarding.
The assumption that there is a direct correlation between the level of instruction one teaches to the ability of the teacher is a huge error. Most college professors are not very good teachers---they may be experts in their field---but teaching is not about just "knowing" the subject matter.
Believe it or not, but many AP teachers in good school districts are much more knowledgeable and skilled in teaching than most of their counter-parts at many colleges. Most 101 courses at major universities, including the ivies, are taught by grad students. The work expectation might be larger over a shorter period of time, but the teaching itself is probably stronger at the high school level.