Woodland Mist Academy Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Would anyone care to share experiences with the class taught by Molly Olsson? It's my understanding there is no live component, but the reviews seem to indicate she gives good feedback with a quick turnaround time on assignments. I'd be interested in learning how many hours a day your student spent on the class, if the assignments were worthwhile, the level of student/teacher interaction, and anything else you'd care to share. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
learners4life Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Hi, My daughter is taking the class this year. Molly Olsson is very fast at returning graded work! My daughter spends about 6 hours a week on the class, and feels most of the assignments are worthwhile -some very worthwhile, with only a small amount seeming like "busy work." The level of student/teacher interaction isn't high, but if it is needed, the teacher gets back to the student right away with very good explanations. Environmental Science is the AP class with the lowest pass rate - my guess it that it's because it is such a broad subject that it is not as easy to prepare for as most of the other tests. Judy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmermom3 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Hi, My daughter is taking the class this year. Molly Olsson is very fast at returning graded work! My daughter spends about 6 hours a week on the class, and feels most of the assignments are worthwhile -some very worthwhile, with only a small amount seeming like "busy work." The level of student/teacher interaction isn't high, but if it is needed, the teacher gets back to the student right away with very good explanations. Environmental Science is the AP class with the lowest pass rate - my guess it that it's because it is such a broad subject that it is not as easy to prepare for as most of the other tests. Judy AP Environmental Science does have the lowest pass rate, but it is considered one of the easier tests. The reason I've read for the low pass rates is that the younger students (freshmen and sophomores) often take the class as their first AP class and they may not have the necessary study skills to succeed on the exam. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teachermom2834 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Hi, My daughter is taking the class this year. Molly Olsson is very fast at returning graded work! My daughter spends about 6 hours a week on the class, and feels most of the assignments are worthwhile -some very worthwhile, with only a small amount seeming like "busy work." The level of student/teacher interaction isn't high, but if it is needed, the teacher gets back to the student right away with very good explanations. Environmental Science is the AP class with the lowest pass rate - my guess it that it's because it is such a broad subject that it is not as easy to prepare for as most of the other tests. Judy Our local high school has the goal of every kid taking at least one AP. Every kid. APES is the class they use for the kids trying to get that one AP in when they are not taking other APs/ honors classes. My ds took the exam at the local high school and he was very surprised at some of the kids that he knew from elsewhere that were there. Not types he would have expected to be taking an AP. If other schools take this approach that would contribute to the low pass rate, as well as the fact that it is considered a softer AP and a first one for younger students to attempt. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland Mist Academy Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 Hi, My daughter is taking the class this year. Molly Olsson is very fast at returning graded work! My daughter spends about 6 hours a week on the class, and feels most of the assignments are worthwhile -some very worthwhile, with only a small amount seeming like "busy work." The level of student/teacher interaction isn't high, but if it is needed, the teacher gets back to the student right away with very good explanations. Environmental Science is the AP class with the lowest pass rate - my guess it that it's because it is such a broad subject that it is not as easy to prepare for as most of the other tests. Judy Thanks! Is this your daughter's first AP class? If not, how does it compare with others she's taken? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland Mist Academy Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 (edited) AP Environmental Science does have the lowest pass rate, but it is considered one of the easier tests. The reason I've read for the low pass rates is that the younger students (freshmen and sophomores) often take the class as their first AP class and they may not have the necessary study skills to succeed on the exam. Our local high school has the goal of every kid taking at least one AP. Every kid. APES is the class they use for the kids trying to get that one AP in when they are not taking other APs/ honors classes. My ds took the exam at the local high school and he was very surprised at some of the kids that he knew from elsewhere that were there. Not types he would have expected to be taking an AP. If other schools take this approach that would contribute to the low pass rate, as well as the fact that it is considered a softer AP and a first one for younger students to attempt. Thanks! These sound like reasonable explanations. Edited November 23, 2015 by Woodland Mist Academy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2boys Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 My oldest took the class from Molly as his first AP when he was a sophomore. (He is now a college freshman, so three years ago). He really enjoyed APES and scored a 5 on the exam. I don't remember too many specific details about assignments, but I didn't feel like it was a heavy workload or that he was doing busywork. I plan to have my younger son take APES with Molly next year when he is a sophomore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Targhee Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 AP Environmental Science does have the lowest pass rate, but it is considered one of the easier tests. The reason I've read for the low pass rates is that the younger students (freshmen and sophomores) often take the class as their first AP class and they may not have the necessary study skills to succeed on the exam. I can see that as a reasonable explanation. My niece tried AP Euro as a freshman and even though I thought it was the easiest of the AP histories she got a 2 - because she was young and inexperienced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
learners4life Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 No, it is not her first AP class. She did AP Biology and AP French last year. They were both much more difficult. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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