I am a Senior Citizen who graduated high school before the advent of AP and Honors classes. I think that I learned just as much, if not more, than in either an AP or an Honors class since it depends on the students themselves as to what they learn. Back in the late 50s when I graduated from high school, SAT tests and then placement tests when one got to college were used. I was able to exempt several courses simply because I had already had that in school or read a book about it. ... More »

It is my belief that anyone who wants it badly enough can get the education they deserve.

More emphasis should be placed on persons other than children, i.e. the Senior who wants a GED or a College Education and as far as I have been able to discern there is nothing in the Stimulus Spending for Eduation for anyone but children. Don't forget the rest of us!