These 5 AP Classes NEED to be Discontinued

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  • @Shaia_TeamLCE
    @Shaia_TeamLCE Місяць тому +62

    I didn't understand the difference between 2D Art and Drawing until my art teacher explained it to me either. But they're not testing the same skills. Drawing is what it's called, drawing. They're looking for sophisticated mark making, and realistic artwork would fit a Drawing portfolio more than a 2D one. For 2D, they're looking for more graphical things, and you can even do photography for a 2D Art portfolio. If you prefer stuff like graphic design over realistic portraits, then you would pick 2D Art over Drawing. So I feel getting rid of Drawing would put students who prefer the kind of portfolio it asks for at a disadvantage having to pick 2D Art or no AP Art course at all.
    Other than that, you made great points. Good video!

    • @Mr.AP5
      @Mr.AP5  Місяць тому +7

      @@Shaia_TeamLCE Thanks for informing us! Yeah, I do not know too much about the AP Art classes, but from first impression, they looked pretty similar. Do you believe it is better for both of them to remain as separare classes, should one of them be removed, or should there be a new AP class that's a balanced share of skills from each?

    • @Shaia_TeamLCE
      @Shaia_TeamLCE Місяць тому +11

      @@Mr.AP5 Of course! Yes, I do think that it's better that they stay as separate classes. AP 2D art would be better for people going into fields like graphic design, photography, etc. AP Drawing cultivates the skills needed for someone to become something like a professional painter or a fine artist!

  • @Peter-ko5nb
    @Peter-ko5nb Місяць тому +139

    My school’s AP Calculus AB/BC teacher took one look at the AP Precalculus curriculum and said, “We’re not doing this.”

    • @amansreshta8028
      @amansreshta8028 23 дні тому +5

      W teacher

    • @campbat5712
      @campbat5712 8 днів тому +5

      im taking it this year, so far it has been mostly review of algebra 2...

    • @thegoldlightning
      @thegoldlightning 3 дні тому +1

      @@campbat5712I say that precalc is just the other 3 years + minor dlc

    • @EvTheBadConlanger
      @EvTheBadConlanger 3 дні тому +1

      @@thegoldlightning My Algebra II / Trigonometry Honors Freshman class was less rigorous then AP Precalculus.

  • @Thetopnoobpro
    @Thetopnoobpro Місяць тому +40

    Next video:
    5 AP Classes that NEED more test takers (underrated ap classes)

  • @theunknownminer6040
    @theunknownminer6040 Місяць тому +46

    Next video should be top 5 APs that college board needs to add. IMO that’s smth like: a new math AP like stats where it doesn’t use more advanced math algebra 2 but has different skills tested, AP accounting, AP instrumental music.

    • @Mr.AP5
      @Mr.AP5  Місяць тому +1

      @@theunknownminer6040 We made a video on that a while back.

    • @joshcommisso
      @joshcommisso 8 днів тому +1

      we already have ap music theory

    • @GenKoe6917
      @GenKoe6917 5 днів тому +3

      AP linear algebra would be super nice to have, or AP Engineering

  • @egqos
    @egqos Місяць тому +30

    they should add ap skibidi toilet

    • @Mr.AP5
      @Mr.AP5  Місяць тому +18

      @@egqos IB suits you better

  • @thepenguinofficial
    @thepenguinofficial Місяць тому +19

    I took AP Precalculus last year since I was already in Honors Precalculus. I basically self-studied the topics that I didn't learn in class and got a five. I took one look at the colleges that accept the credit and was like "I fked up." Yeah. Don't take it it's a waste of your time unless you want to show colleges you can take the AP version of an already-on-track math course.

    • @MoyuGuy
      @MoyuGuy Місяць тому

      @@thepenguinofficial Im taking it right now from home as a 7th class (without credit though :() so I can hopefully test out. Its a requirement for ap calc and Im not sitting through a year of wasted time before calc

    • @thepenguinofficial
      @thepenguinofficial Місяць тому

      @ that’s true. Ig it’s school specific. Ik you’ll do fine tho it’s pretty light

  • @broeycubing
    @broeycubing Місяць тому +14

    In terms of my school, AP precalc acts as a sort of safety net, since most people in my high school get to calc AB. Therefore, if you fail the AB exam, precalc (may) save you

  • @timbutter3
    @timbutter3 Місяць тому +13

    AP Latin mirrors real college courses which all AP classes should do. A real college Latin class is heavily based in translation and that is what AP Latin studies. The Aeneid and Caesar's Gallic Wars both are interesting parts of Roman history and culture. I believe the main purpose of becoming proficient at translation is to be able to decide for yourself what ancient texts may have been truly saying. Texts can have meaning lost in translation but being able to have a good understanding of Latin allows for a more meaningful interpretation of ancient texts. This may not be a practical use but being a proficient student in AP Latin prepares you for the practical uses as well. To succeed in AP Latin you need a very good understanding of vocabulary and seeing that a lot of words in many languages come from Latin you would understand them.

  • @oppie..
    @oppie.. 9 днів тому +10

    As someone who takes Ap African American History, i think it was made specifically because the APUSH curriculum didnt involve a large amount of black historians or black accomplishments. most classes narrow studies of black people down to slavery rather than mentioning african kingdoms and all that 😭 for example, the jim crow era could be 3 class periods long with the amount of events that happened within that timeframe, however most history classes just mention it briefly move on

    • @duckymomo7935
      @duckymomo7935 5 днів тому

      that course is 50% slavery and the other 50% is within the last half of the century but I don't even understand what is the point of the course since that cannot cover a whole year worth of material

  • @amansreshta8028
    @amansreshta8028 23 дні тому +11

    AP Physics 1 not mentioned is a surprise. Of course physics APs are important but there are already 2 other AP Physics courses, and ALL colleges won’t even accept the course.

    • @duckymomo7935
      @duckymomo7935 5 днів тому +1

      people take AP physics 1 because it's physics despite not only its known low passing rate but also that it's an inferior version of Physics C
      like what even is the point of algebra based physics, you can't do anything with it

    • @kobethegreatestlaker5324
      @kobethegreatestlaker5324 17 годин тому

      @@duckymomo7935kinda funny tho because physics 1 is decently harder

  • @ahnasimmons468
    @ahnasimmons468 Місяць тому +28

    I would take AP Latin if my school offered it :D

    • @saynomeows54
      @saynomeows54 29 днів тому

      You are weird

    • @duckymomo7935
      @duckymomo7935 5 днів тому

      the problem with AP latin is that you need to take regular latin before taking it, you cannot take the AP right away

  • @GIADALAZ
    @GIADALAZ 4 дні тому +1

    I love my AP Spanish lit class, it gives me a chance to further challenge my understanding of my language and learn about Spanish literary history. Yeah it may not be that useful career wise, but it definitely aids in language understanding and writing.

  • @didacusa3293
    @didacusa3293 6 днів тому +3

    Latin is still incredibly useful! Many legal and medical terms are derived from Latin and an entire branch of languages - the Romance languages - are derived from it too!
    AP Spanish literature is similar to AP literature, so it shouldn’t be banned as the two clases complement each other rather well as a teacher commented to us last year.

    • @duckymomo7935
      @duckymomo7935 5 днів тому

      AP latin is actually useful for linguistics, anthropology and archaeology majors as well
      it's also helpful for other general languages + a bridge into egyptology, etc

  • @cazaresjulian14
    @cazaresjulian14 5 днів тому +2

    I took Spanish Literature. It was useless for my degree, but I took it because I am from Spain and moved to the US as a kid and didn't really get a chance to study much literature in Spanish. Since AP is mostly an American thing, it wouldn't make sense to have Chinese Literature but not Spanish because there are so many more Spanish speakers in the US than Chinese. At the school I went it was mainly that if you spoke Spanish already you'd take Literature, but if you didn't you'd take Language. Language would have been too easy for Spanish speakers. Also, I feel like most of the Mexican-Americans in my class needed it because in the US they are given false ideas about what it means to be Hispanic, and arguably I'd say I knew more of actual Mexican culture as a Spaniard than some of the Mexican Americans who would supposedly be more familiar with the culture than me.

  • @acartoonfan
    @acartoonfan Місяць тому +7

    Okay for my opinion:
    1. AP Pre-Calculus was the first AP class I took and I feel as if they could just make the AP exam harder. And since normally people take Pre-Calculus in their senior year and we would only need 3 years worth of Math in high school (at least for us), high school seniors could have a chance at taking an AP math class since subjects can be bias since Math is kind of the only class where you would have to take different levels of in high school (an a little bit of English) but in science there is Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and you can take each class at any point in high school same thing with history (World, Euro, US) unlike Math where there is Algebra 1, then Geometry, then Algebra II, then Pre-Calc, then Calc+. I guess what I am trying to say is that the order in which you take the classes matter for a math class and not any other class. And for me the class itself wasn’t as easy as the exam was.
    2. AP African American History they can change it to AP African History in general(Then again I would be surprised how much the curriculum knows or is willing to teach about African History). I mean they are willing to do AP Euro (I mean the US was created by Europeans). I think it would be really nice for African Americans to learn about themselves and where they came from since America has kept them from this for a while now, the same thing can happen with a class called AP Asian, or something like that. It would be a great way to learn more in-depth material on other ethnic groups (besides AP World)
    3. AP Latin was the formal universal language and I think Latin overall is a hard language to learn but it has great potential to show off skills since learning Latin is worth a lot. I am a Latin III student and it’s really hard to actually learn Latin vs getting a good grade in my class since the bar is set very low, it’s kind of like the opposite of AP Pre-Calc, getting a good grade is a lot harder than the exam was in my class.
    4. AP Spanish Literature and AP Spanish Language I think should be combined into one class since it’s not quite the universal language, but I feel like Spanish isn’t as hard to learn as some of other languages from native English speakers.
    5. AP Drawings. I think they can merge it with a different art class, I don’t see why they would have it into 2 art classes.
    These are just some of my opinions! :))

    • @Mr.AP5
      @Mr.AP5  Місяць тому +1

      @@acartoonfan Thanks for your input!

    • @didacusa3293
      @didacusa3293 6 днів тому +2

      AP Spanish literature is more similar to AP lit than it is to AP Spanish language.

    • @duckymomo7935
      @duckymomo7935 5 днів тому +1

      AP spanish lit is way too hard because it's just not easy to read even for native speakers

    • @didacusa3293
      @didacusa3293 4 дні тому

      @@duckymomo7935, AP courses aren’t supposed to be easy.
      The class is supposed to be hard.

  • @allisontempleee
    @allisontempleee Місяць тому +2

    i’m in AP precalc rn, and at my school it is required for all juniors wanting to take calculus our senior year.

  • @sevenfourseven_
    @sevenfourseven_ Місяць тому +2

    Honestly, i think AP Latin is fine, as Latin is still a major world language taken in high schools (more than other languages that have APs such as Japanese or Italian), so I think it makes sense for those who are taking Latin as a world language in HS to have an opportunity to take the AP level.

  • @Relic_Roblox
    @Relic_Roblox 6 годин тому

    I don't think AP Calculus AB shouldn't exist for the reason of BC existing, I do think it is due an entire change in curriculum and a slight change in the name, with it lining up with college where APCalc AB is AP Calc 1 with Calc 1 content and AP Calc 2 with Calc 2, that may be a challenge since most students who choose AP Precalculus their Junior Year will either end up with AP Calc AB, BC, or neither, as more probably options.

  • @Fireboy11XD
    @Fireboy11XD Місяць тому +9

    How surprising that AP Precalc was on the list, I thought Mr AP loved AP precalc

  • @sennpowerhv6922
    @sennpowerhv6922 Місяць тому +1

    You may be right when it comes to AP but im not discontinuing the any college placement or HSP courses at my school i run. I want everybody to have what they need.

  • @zacdraws2437
    @zacdraws2437 Місяць тому +5

    blud shaved the stash

    • @Mr.AP5
      @Mr.AP5  Місяць тому +1

      @@zacdraws2437 oh right forgot that tbh

  • @InsomniacBroz
    @InsomniacBroz Місяць тому +2

    I have a few other courses to add to this list:
    AP Art History (Could be replaced with AP World/Euro)
    AP Physics 1 (Covers nearly the exact same content as C but without Calculus)
    AP CSP (A far more poorly organized and dumbed down version of AP CSA)
    AP HUGE (I don't have to explain this one)

    • @Mr.AP5
      @Mr.AP5  Місяць тому +1

      @@InsomniacBroz I agree with AP Huge and AP Art History. Might have to make a part 2 of this video

    • @Shaia_TeamLCE
      @Shaia_TeamLCE Місяць тому +1

      No I like CSP 😭 !
      About Art History though, maybe we could just have a unit on art (or a topic on art in each unit that connects to the other topics) in the other two histories you mentioned.

    • @coastercookieYT
      @coastercookieYT Місяць тому +6

      I disagree with ap human geo.
      Yes it’s not very complex, but it does two things
      1. It provides an overview of important information that most people should have a background in (culture, population rates, industry, farming, political landscape etc.)
      2. It’s fairly easy in AP standards, so it provides first time AP class takers with a smooth introduction into what AP classes are like

    • @robbywinslow8948
      @robbywinslow8948 Місяць тому +1

      I disagree with art history because it can offer credit for a humanity and multicultural credit but I havent taken it yet so

    • @MostBiggestManH
      @MostBiggestManH Місяць тому +1

      ap huge was such a fun class at least in my school and it really supplements with history courses you take later on such as world and apush

  • @Jake-cc7ie
    @Jake-cc7ie Місяць тому +1

    My district basically decides your math class path at the end of 5th grade, and it naturally crosses AP Calculus AB. If you pass the test you do pre-algebra in 6th which sets you up for Algebra 1 in 7th, Geometry in 8th, Honors Algebra II in 9th, Honors Precalculus in 10th, AP Calculus AB in 11th, and AP Calculus BC in 12th. In this case, I don’t know why you’d skip AB

    • @Shaia_TeamLCE
      @Shaia_TeamLCE Місяць тому +2

      @@Jake-cc7ie Many school require AB before BC, then others only have you take one or the other (unless you had regular Pre-Calc, then it’s basically impossible to get into BC)
      I went from Honors Pre-Calc to BC, like most kids here!

    • @Jake-cc7ie
      @Jake-cc7ie Місяць тому

      @@Shaia_TeamLCEBC in what grade?

    • @Shaia_TeamLCE
      @Shaia_TeamLCE Місяць тому

      @@Jake-cc7ie I’m in 11th currently, so I’m going to take Multivariable Calculus next year.
      I did Algebra I Honors in 8th, Geometry in 9th (they didn’t have Honors in my 9th grade school), then regular Algebra II in 10th, Pre-Calc Honors this past summer, so now Calc BC in 11th.

    • @Jake-cc7ie
      @Jake-cc7ie Місяць тому

      @@Shaia_TeamLCEI commend you on summer classes and skipping AB. I took the accelerated path early so that I could take advanced classes from 7th to 12th without classes over the summer

    • @Shaia_TeamLCE
      @Shaia_TeamLCE Місяць тому

      @@Jake-cc7ie Thanks! Yeah, basically nobody intending on taking BC takes AB first in my school. But most do AP Pre-Calc in 11th and then BC in 12th. I feel as though the purpose of BC is lost when you take AB first, but each school has its own policy! Good luck!!

  • @daviddd0623
    @daviddd0623 10 днів тому +1

    Tbh they should make AP Ethnic Studies to fulfill ethnic studies class requirements

  • @MoyuGuy
    @MoyuGuy Місяць тому +2

    my guess
    human geo
    ap latin (based on title)
    ap african american studies (ive never heard lf it even though I thought I knew every single one)
    ap research
    ap music theory
    Precalc caught me offgaurd. At our school. We are required to take it before ap calc. We also only offer ap precalc because our regular precalc course was much harder than ap so they just made it easier

    • @Mr.AP5
      @Mr.AP5  Місяць тому +1

      @@MoyuGuy Good guesses

    • @Froggie124
      @Froggie124 27 днів тому +1

      music theory is actually very useful for musicians. It helps you gain a more in-depth understanding of the music that you are playing than just “am I doing this right?”

    • @MoyuGuy
      @MoyuGuy 27 днів тому

      @@Froggie124 Yeah I just couldnt think of anything else

    • @devkodar303
      @devkodar303 19 днів тому +1

      Human Geo is a godly class, really good for gen eds in uni, but I can definitely see why it is overrated, considering the 1 rate recently lol

  • @Burrito_Boy1
    @Burrito_Boy1 Місяць тому +3

    AP precalc is a college level course without a doubt

    • @Mr.AP5
      @Mr.AP5  Місяць тому +1

      @@Burrito_Boy1 shush

  • @Titanedits26
    @Titanedits26 Місяць тому +1

    I feel like AP Precalc is only good if you are just starting with calculus

  • @π.14
    @π.14 Місяць тому +1

    Me and a few of my friends are a few years ahead in some classes, so we literally had to recruit people for calc bc because they didn’t teach it and said they wouldn’t unless we got a certain amount of people 💀

  • @MeMyselfIAndMeAgain
    @MeMyselfIAndMeAgain Місяць тому +2

    man i love your content and stuff but is it insulting if i say your writing sounds like chatgpt 😭
    but like in a good way like it's that kinda really polished well written somewhat academic sounding writing
    keep up the good work tho

  • @josephhuang1163
    @josephhuang1163 18 днів тому +1

    So AP classes are classes for year 12s? Given year 12 is the year that matters?

  • @andret7711
    @andret7711 Місяць тому +2

    who is that handsome man speaking in this video

    • @Mr.AP5
      @Mr.AP5  Місяць тому +1

      @@andret7711 Quit the glaze

    • @melongl5697
      @melongl5697 Місяць тому +1

      Bro thinks he’s Krispy Kreme the way he’s glazing 😭

  • @sarahtaylorsversion
    @sarahtaylorsversion Місяць тому +1

    i was about to sign up to self study aplatin but this yt video changed my mind 😨😨😯😯 (its actually cuz its the same time as apbio and i aint doing allat

    • @Mr.AP5
      @Mr.AP5  Місяць тому +2

      @@sarahtaylorsversion Video didn't even play yet, but that's the right mindset

    • @sarahtaylorsversion
      @sarahtaylorsversion Місяць тому +2

      @@Mr.AP5 thumbnail was convincing enough (i will be back in 25 hours with a hate comment

    • @Mr.AP5
      @Mr.AP5  Місяць тому +2

      @@sarahtaylorsversion 😭

  • @phoenixh08
    @phoenixh08 Місяць тому +3

    AP Precalc on the thumbnail 😭

    • @Mr.AP5
      @Mr.AP5  Місяць тому +2

      Who would have thought, right?

  • @marqueskitchen1765
    @marqueskitchen1765 13 годин тому

    African American is an ethnicity not a race. African American History is a survey of the culture, not the solely race and the fact that that difference is not understood underscores why it is needed. Also, you said nothing about AP European History being fruitless.

  • @mak_448
    @mak_448 Місяць тому +3

    what even is aa studies

    • @Mr.AP5
      @Mr.AP5  Місяць тому +1

      @@mak_448 AA studies? Never heard of it

    • @mak_448
      @mak_448 Місяць тому +1

      @@Mr.AP5 whatever they call the african american one

    • @Mr.AP5
      @Mr.AP5  Місяць тому +1

      @@mak_448 Ohh you abbreviated it, mb. Yes, it's a new AP class that has been slowly rolling out over the past couple year and is soon to be nationally available (this year I believe). More info in the video tmrw :)

    • @mak_448
      @mak_448 Місяць тому +2

      @@Mr.AP5 they've had it at my school for 2 years now and half the class is white 😂

    • @Mr.AP5
      @Mr.AP5  Місяць тому +1

      @@mak_448 That's crazy 😭

  • @shvrkies
    @shvrkies 25 днів тому +2

    My school is mainly a Latin school and ap Latin is the most dumbest thing ever as Latin is already hard and stupid it’s self

  • @pandaengineer4636
    @pandaengineer4636 Місяць тому +1

    I think that Precalculus shouldn’t even be a course. Just jump straight into AP Calc ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    • @BVB09_rose
      @BVB09_rose Місяць тому +1

      I actually need this class because i need to revise the math basics

    • @urnotl0r0s
      @urnotl0r0s 19 днів тому

      technically precalc is trigonometry