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I have been a teacher at George Wythe High School for three years. This upcoming school year will be my fourth year teaching the Advance Placement Government and Politics class. Our district is in the process of building our Advance Placement program. We offer four to five Advance Placement classes each year. Usually the students enrolled in the class are taking at least one other Advance Placement class. Any student who shows interest in taking the class, has the opportunity to do so. However, because it is a government class, there usually is not that much interest. The class requires a lot of reading. The class is taught as a survey class and the students are required to take a comprehensive exam in May. The May exam is graded by teachers from across the country and they are graded on a five point scale. Students who receive a 3 or above, depending on the school they attend, can receive college credit. The average class size is approximately twenty students. All students who are enrolled in the class, are not always headed to college after graduation. The course however, is taught with the intention that all will attend college. Only seniors are enrolled in the class. There is no formal assessment that is given to determine ability and eligibility, although student ability varies. Despite this variation, all students are capable of successfully completing the course.
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