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Originally posted by KSig RC
ETA: "Teaching to the test" is an absolute joke - AP tests are comprehensive over a subject. To say that someone is 'teaching to the test' over critical thinking in a class like, say, European History is laughable at best. Now, practicing the AP's style (for instance, DBQs) could be considered "teaching to the test", but not in opposition to critical thinking (definite False Dilemma). Additionally, recent research has shown that practice tests reinforce understanding and retention far more than by rote studying . . . so yeah, bottom line, the "teaching to the test" argument is fallacious.
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I totally agree. In all of my AP classes, our exams were in the same format as the AP exam, so that we would get practice in doing the multiple choice and essays. But you're right, you can't teach someone for the European History test, they have to develop those critical thinking skills.
My high school had AP and a rival school had IB. We always looked down on them because of it.