Essential Benefits of APUSH
Advanced Placement (AP) courses are too valuable to throw out, so we cannot ignore the College Board’s most recent revisions to the United States history course. Despite the grievances towards these revisions, AP courses still benefit high school students as future college students. Catherine Gewertz is one of many reporters investigating the benefits of AP courses, and she concludes that AP courses help students “finish college on time” and provide “high school students a challenge.” I suggest that these two benefits are related. Challenged students are more prepared for college, and, therefore, they are more prepared to graduate. AP courses may be students’ first introduction to college, so the courses can be a
Advanced Placement (AP) courses are too valuable to throw out, so we cannot ignore the College Board’s most recent revisions to the United States history course. Despite the grievances towards these revisions, AP courses still benefit high school students as future college students. Catherine Gewertz is one of many reporters investigating the benefits of AP courses, and she concludes that AP courses help students “finish college on time” and provide “high school students a challenge.” I suggest that these two benefits are related. Challenged students are more prepared for college, and, therefore, they are more prepared to graduate. AP courses may be students’ first introduction to college, so the courses can be a