Change up in AP classes

In one of the many great discussions of Karl Fisch, he and the faculty went over the Advanced Placement curricular schedule. In the article "Advanced placement is changing" he states the many changes in the Advanced Placement classes. Teachers decided that it was too hard to cover all of the curricular throughout the school year and get the students prepared for the "big test" in May. The standards for getting accepted into Advanced Placement classes changed as well and now teachers have to deal with teaching more students all of the curricular and preparing all of them for the final assessment. In the PowerPoint showed at the discussion, it stated that, "Courses should emphasize deep understanding rather than comprehensive coverage." This goes to show that not only is the Arapahoe High school faculty trying to have students be more prepared and cover all of the material, but it is also trying to be thorough and help the students rather than just lecturing and making the students just memorize everything. They want to do what is best for the student and they want to help them excel as a learner. Thus proving that Arapahoe High school has a great education system and is a great learning environment. Also stated in the text, "Socially supported interactions strengthen one's ability to learn with understanding." This supports the factor of Arapahoe faculty trying to help students excel, and that they are basing the way they teach off of the way students learn. It is not only Advanced Placement classes that have a change up in the style of teaching, just the curricular. Faculty members are trying to give the same learning experience to all students because they want every learner to excel.