Ever since AP Psychology my sophomore year, I have never understood why we are graded on practice tests and reviews in our classes. The AP test is optional. Yes, most people in the curriculum take the test, but that does not mean the grade in the class should be sacrificed just ecause someone won't get a great grade out of 5 on the AP test. When we are still concerned about grades for fourth quarter in a class, we are less concerned with actually studying for the AP test and therefore get WORSE scores on the AP practices and we feel worse about ourselves because we feel unprepared due to the low scores we are receiving.
The mock AP's and practices tests are wonderful for getting our minds and bodies used to the AP feel, but it is not necessary to grade us on these. I am convinced that if teachers were more lenient on grades fourth quarter instead of giving everyone F's for getting an average AP grade on something, that students would actually do better on the AP tests. There is just so much pressure coming from parents, teachers, and the students themselves to do really well on the AP tests. But when you are getting a C+ fourth quarter in the class you are supposedly a master in and know the material, then that is a problem.
Basically, I am trying to put my class grade as high as I can and still work hard separately from class studying for the AP test. I have pretty high hopes!!
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