May 30, 2008
In Praise of AP Calculus
To the Editor:
In "Advancing Beyond AP Courses" (Admissions & Student Aid, May 2), Bruce G. Hammond bemoans AP courses' "coverage of large bodies of facts and concepts that students must retain long enough to take a three-hour exam." He goes on to say, "Modern neuroscience has shown that … the deepest knowledge results when students have significant control of the learning process."
I don't believe it, at least as far as it pertains to AP calculus and high-school math
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