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Originally Posted by rprprprp
The school I teach at has moved up on the list the last 4 years. Are we any better--not in my opinion and I have been teaching AP courses for all this time. The school lets EVERYONE in to the classes. I have students who do not belong in AP classes but are only there to increase the number of tests given. Any fool can give a test but only well prepared intelligent highly motivated kids pass. Newsweek's rankings are a complete joke to me.
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I too was an AP student and I remember my teachers constantly getting annoyed at these ratings. In our High School, students had to meet a certain criteria to be allowed in AP classes. My teachers would complain that Miller Place would stick everyone in AP classes to rise in these rankings and create the image of an excellent district.
The next time you see "top-rated Miller Place schools" in a real estate ad, take it with a grain of salt.