Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Texas Limiting New AP History Course's Influence
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/18/texas-ap-history_n_5842874.html. DUE 29 SEP 2014. What does this topic have to do with economics? What if Texas students are not allowed to take the AP US History exam? What if the other 49 states are forced to adopt the standards set forth in Texas? What is the solution???
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ReplyDeleteThis topic has to do with economics because the whole state of Texas will want to adopt new books to fit the updated curriculum. Because of this, they will have to reach out to publishing companies to make the new book. But, it will cost an exponential amount of money to publish these books because they are only suitable for one state. The publishing companies would rather make the same textbook for the nation than to make one special copy just for the state of Texas. It would be a much more economical choice for the publishing companies to make one textbook for all the United States than to make two different editions just because one state wants a different one. If the Texas students are not allowed to take the AP US History exam, then they are losing the opportunity to save money in college and receive college credit. That isn't fair for the families who need extra help and for the students who actually try and want to pass the exam. If the other states are forced to adopt the new standards set forth in Texas, then I believe that students are not learning everything that needs to be said about American history. Just because some of the things that we as country were not the best, does not mean that we shouldn't teach students these things. They can learn from our mistakes. We cannot rewrite history. If they don't learn it from school, then they still have other ways of finding out, so the Texas school board is not really censoring anything from these children. Taking away these important facets of our history will only weaken the students' knowledge. Personally, I think the only way we can solve this issue is to teach the Texas school board the importance of all of American History. It is extremely important to understand every part of our history no matter if it be good or bad. The AP test is a standardized test where all teachers across the nation follow the same curriculum. Texas can't be an outlier. The students may not have as good of a pass rate because they are not learning everything they need to.
The topic has to do with economic because since Texas wants to create their own curriculum they won't want to use the same books as the other states because they are trying to teach something different. Seeing that Texas has the largest population of students in the country they will need to order thousands of new books from publishers. If students aren't allowed to take the AP U.S. History exam I think parents will be in uproar over the fact that their children are getting the opportunity to earn college credits stolen away from them. Parents will have to pay for that credit in college, instead of in high school where it was free, If the other states are forced to adopt this then many students won't be taught about some influential civil rights activists and other important historical events will be watered down. Students will only have the resources to learn what the states want them to learn and won't have much information on the rest unless they search it up for themselves. This will not give students a full understanding of the principles this country was built on. I think the solution is to pass a law that holds all states up to a standard as to what is to be taught, not allowing individual states to decide on what they want to teach their children. This will ensure that all children receive the same level of education.
ReplyDeleteThis topic has to do with economics because the textbook companies are going to the adapt to Texas' standards, considering that they have the largest student population size. The textbook companies are not going to want to make two different books for Texas and then the rest of the United States. If other states wanted to learn about the curriculum that Texas is banning, they are going to have to find other textbooks to supplement their curriculum. If Texas students aren't allowed to take the AP US History class, the national exam may become more competitive because there wouldn't be as many students taking it. Also, the Texas students who wouldn't be taking this class would not have the opportunity to earn college credit and save money. It's financially efficient for families who are dealing with money issues to have their children try and earn college credit while they are still in high school. Taking AP classes would not only save you money for the class but also for the books, dorms, and other expenses that would be necessary if that students were actually in college. If the other 49 states are forced to adopt the standards, they would be missing out on the extended curriculum and they wouldn't have the opportunity to learn about the Founding Fathers and their opinions. They would be banned from keeping an open mind. The solution to this problem would be to give the parents of the students decided whether or not they want their children to take this AP course. It shouldn't be banned from Texas schools because they are limiting the amount of options the students have while still in high school.
ReplyDeleteThis topic has to do with economics because Texas wants a entirely new set of textbooks for all of their schools. Also, Texas wants to create a new curriculum for all of their schools that have Advanced Placement United States History. Which means that all of the textbook publishers has to decide if they want to create just the textbooks for the 49 states and leave Texas alone, or create a whole new set of textbooks for just Texas. Keeping in mind that Texas does have the largest student population size and how big Texas is comparing to the other states. It also relates to economics because, having to find a new textbook publisher for the state will cost lots of money because Texas is getting their own textbook sets, and textbooks are not cheap at all. They are about 60-100 dollars per textbook. Texas has to find a publisher that will make textbooks just for their schools and curriculum. If Texas students are not allowed to take the Advanced Placement United States History exam that wouldn't be fair for the students because everywhere else has a chance of getting college credits before hand and they can't. Also, they wouldn't be able to save money in college and what if some students have financial problems and can't afford the US History course in college, which they could of gotten it for free in high school. Another thing is that the students will lose a great opportunity to get a free college credit. If the other 49 states are forced to adopt the Texas standards then all of the student wouldn't be able to learn all of the US history and will be missing a lot of the information and then if they are curious about something then they will have to do their own research and put more work in than they have to. A solution would be that all of the students parents should take a vote on what should be decided for their child. Also, parents should decided if they want their child to take the AP course even though they might not get the college credit.
ReplyDeleteThis topic relates to economics in a variety of ways. Due to Texas wanting to establish their own curriculum, they will not be using the same textbooks as the other states are. This will result in additional costs to publish these new textbooks that will be specially made to suit Texas's curriculum. It would be a lot more beneficial and easier for a textbook company to create the same edition of a textbook for many states rather than printing textbooks for one state. It is a waste of money and would not benefit them in any ways. If students living in Texas were unable to participate in the Advanced Placement US History exam, it would at a disadvantage to many families in Texas. The Advanced Placement courses allow students to have the opportunity to gain college credit at no fee. This therefore saves the family and student money for when they are going off to college. If the other 49 states are forced to adopt the standards that are now being set forth in Texas, than it would be at a disadvantage to our country. I believe that it is important for all states to gain knowledge on United States history in ever aspect. History repeats itself. If students have a good understanding of history, they can then prepare themselves for future events that may occur and/or help improve our country as one. It is extremely beneficial for all states to incorporate the same lessons into their curriculums so that all students are well informed on the history of our country. If each state only picks out certain aspects about the historical events, the students will not be taught well on the US history and that can put the country into danger for upcoming years. The future relies on what students are learning. What students learn, are what students will then take on into life. The only way that I believe this issue can be resolved would be to try to persuade Texas to follow the rest of the states with their curriculum. I strongly believe that if everyone learns the same thing as one, the country will result in a better place. Each student will have a strong understanding of the topic as well. Not only that, but it will not be such a strain on the economy to produce new textbooks for this new curriculum that only Texas wants to adhere to.
ReplyDeleteTexas has decided to teach a new history curriculum that differs from the AP History course. This has a lot to do with economics. Economics is the study of how people decide who will get goods and services. Texas wants one textbook and the other 49 states will have adopt that new textbook as well. in reality, what textbook publisher is going to create one textbook for Texas and another one for the other 49 states? No one wants to waste money and resources like that. It is said that civil rights, Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, and Cesar Chavez is ignored. History will repeat itself and manifest over time. Even though Texas wants to shelter their students from historical events the media will not. If the other 49 states are forced to adopt this curriculum the economy will suffer. Without AP History there is no college credit. No college credit means that parents have to pay massive amounts of money for colleges. The founding fathers is great foundation for America. But Texas has decided to ignore people like Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson believed in laissez-faire. Laissez-faire is policy of allowing things to take their course without any government interference. i believe the solution to this issue is that America continues to use the textbooks we have been using. If Texas decides to skip over some content, so be it. I just think every student should have a right to form their own opinions about history. It's simply not fair to prohibit this generation from those rights. History class should be a class that speaks on the ups and downs of the past, present, and what might take place. History always repeats itself. One day Texans will look back and probably see the mistake they have made with this curriculum. When true history is not taught there will be confusion and even extremist views. You cannot change history, so why even attempt to do so?
ReplyDeleteThis topic effects economics in many ways. If Texas wants to change the curriculum that means new textbooks which will cost millions. The publishing companies will have to pick between creating a book just based off Texas standards or create two separate textbooks which could eat some of their profits. Chances are if the publisher creates a Texas based book it will exclude American civil right icons such as Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks and Cesar Chavez and the other 49 states will not buy the book forcing them into bankruptcy. If Texas students are not allowed to take the exam they will miss critical information about their own history. Also they will not be able to earn a college credit for that course. This could possibly affect them financially because they'll end up paying in college. If this is forced on the rest of the 49 states students wouldn't get a full education on their own history. Also they will end up paying for that credit in college which for some families is to much and the line between going to college or joining the workforce. I think the solution would be the publishers not make a book for Texas so that way they're forced to use the right book. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but history isn't an opinion, its what happened. The future generation will thank us for educating them. - Sam Mohammed
ReplyDeleteIt deals with economics because they will buy new books for their new curriculum. It wouldn't make sense buying them for Texas only. A lot money would be spent on these new books. You lose events from the old books by buying new ones. I the students aren't allowed to take the test you will be wasting their time, and money on the books. Many kids who have studied weeks for this test will be devastated that they won't get a chance to earn college credit. Teaching a new curriculum will lose valuable information in history in the late 1800s and other important events in history as well. The best solution would be to stay with the same old curriculum, and show Texas what they would miss out of with the new curriculum. Letting the students chose whether an AP course if for them would be good, and it gives more variety with what classes to pick. We should not change History just leave the same way teachers have been teaching it.
ReplyDeleteWhat does this topic have to do with economics? What if Texas students are not allowed to take the AP US History exam? What if the other 49 states are forced to adopt the standards set forth in Texas? What is the solution???
ReplyDeleteThis topic relates to economics in that the CollegeBoard (makers of the AP exams) in order to save money, will print one curriculum book rather than a separate one for Texas and another set for the rest of the nation. This will be determined by cost-benefit analysis as it is cheaper to make one book and distribute it than make two or more separate books. Students not being able to take that AP class will be denied the choice of receiving its college credit. AP classes are designed not only to challenge students, but to offer a large amount in savings upon successful test scores. Unable to take the test, they will be denied the savings in college classes. If the other 49 states are forced to adopt this, there will be a lack of information circulating through the classrooms and rather than teaching history, they would have transformed students into ignorant adults. The reason history does not repeat itself is because learning about historical events and their outcomes allows for a learning opportunity to the public. If we deny our students this knowledge, we will pay the price of historical repetition. The solution to this would possibly be for Texas to open more private schools that include this new ignorance policy so therefore the parent would have the choice and responsibility of sending their children to these schools. This follows a utilitarian approach: the greatest good for the greatest amount of people. This way we'll have a smaller concentration of ignorant historians than a nation of know-nothings.
The topic has to do with because Texas created their own curriculum therefore they would using different standard books. The state has to pay for their own version of AP US history textbooks. Texas has to publish their own textbook but some publishing companies may not want to make textbooks just for one state. Also the schools in Texas have to buy a brand new set of books. Some schools don’t have the money to pay for textbooks for every AP US history student. If students are not allowed to take the national exam it would be a huge loss for them. The AP exam allows students to earn college credits without paying for it. Families who are in poor economic conditions can’t afford to pay for their children college. The AP exam allows students an opportunity to pay less, and may not have to pull out a student loan. It will not be fair if the rest of the country to conform to Texas curriculum. Why the rest of the country should change their standard just because one state doesn’t like what the national board is teaching. There is fixed standard so every student has the opportunity to pass the Advance Placement United States History exam. The best solution for this problem is to prevent Texas from changing their standards. A national exam should not change if one state doesn’t like it. It is a national exam therefore it should have national standards. If the college board exam conforms to every states curriculum, then could it even be called a national exam?
ReplyDeleteThis topic actually has a lot to do with economics Texas is trying to set their own education board which mean money for new books to be written. If student that live in Texas were not allowed to take the AP history test they would be missing out on points for college. Not only that but if they take away the things they want and only inform the students on what they feel is "accurate history" they aren't really informing them the correct history. History is history which can't be changed therefore if all the other 49 states had to change their way of teaching history, student would be miss informed. All student have a right to their education not partial. If they do approve it than that would mean talking money out from us tax payers plus half the students can't even afford books now so i'm sure that they wouldn't want to change books just because Texas randomly decided to. The best way to solve this problem is just to keep the history textbooks how they are now. Teachers should want their students to learn more not less.
ReplyDeleteThis topic has to do with economics because if Texas decides to teacher their own AP history curriculum then the current textbook being used will have to be replaced and this can be an excessive amount of money for school districts state wide.
ReplyDeletewhich can also mean Texas might have to manufacture their own textbooks for each student, (Texas has the largest student population) and if production costs are too plethoric then these high school students might have to pay for books. In addition to not being used to paying for books but, that money might be put to better use, for example ; saving up for college.
If the students are not allowed to take the AP exam, then they lose an opportunity to gain a free college credit . I don't necessarily think the other 49 states would be forced to adopt to the standards set in Texas , but if they are it would be a major set back in terms of funding new books nation wide. Seeing that some school boards are already cutting school's funds,this cannot be beneficial to anyone. Solution ? Let Texas do what they feel is best for their schools as long as other states don't have to follow their lead.
Making a different curriculum for students in Texas taking the Advanced Placement United States History exam has to do with economics with a couple ways. First off, brand new books would have to be not only made but also distributed to Texas students taking this 'new and improved' course which costs money and time to make. Second, the government would have to pay for workshops and meetings to teach the teachers teaching this 'new and improved' course what they will be teaching. Finally, teacher outlines and AP review books would have to be printed JUST for Texas. This is all sounding quite selfish and expensive. After all this work and money put into this, Texas students may not even be able to take the exam. For students, this means they put twice the time, work, effort and stress than honors or regular students, for nothing! They would be taking a college class and not having an opportunity to receive a college credit afterwards. Unreal! This new curriculum cuts out parts of history that the School Board of Texas doesn't personally think is important and is just a "nitpicking detail". It's one thing if Texas wants to go down that dark path leading to their students not being educated about their history, but don't bring the other 49 states down with them who don't seem to be complaining! The School Board barely has enough money as it is, who in their right minds would go through all of that trouble and blow all of that money on one course. Solution....tell Texas to suck it up and put the money where it really needs to be to further students education like oh I don't know, maybe COLLEGE TUITION?!
ReplyDeleteSince Texas wants to create their own curriculum to fit how they view the past history, it affects the economy in multiple ways. With Texas wanting to change how the Advanced Placement US History class will run, that means that companies who make the AP US History textbook would have to make a different book just for one state. Since the AP US History exam is a national test, every state has the same curriculum, and every teacher has to teach the same material to the students and cover everything from a certain time period to another because anything could be on the exam. Instead of making the same textbook for every state, now they have to make a whole new book just for the state of Texas. About 47,500 students took the AP exam in 2013 in the state of Texas alone. That is a lot of kids in one state studying American History. But keep in mind that one textbook alone costs about 70-100 dollars. So making roughly 50,000 copies of a new book would cost too much; especially if it’s just for one state. I think if the students in Texas are not allowed to take the exam then there is no point in having an AP US history class in the first place. If they are not going to take the AP exam then they do not receive college credit which they only get if they pass the AP exam. I believe it would be a very bad idea if the other 49 states opt out of teaching AP US History in school anymore. I think it is important for everyone to learn about the history of the country that they live in. it has been proven that history tends to repeat itself. So if we do not learn from our founding fathers’ mistakes then what has happened in the past is bound to occur again. If the other states are going to be forced to stop teaching AP US History then those who are in school now would not be able to learn about everything about our nation’s history. How could you learn about American history if you refuse to teach who Martin Luther King Jr. is, or Rosa Parks, or teaching a lesson on World War II but not talk about the Holocaust or liberation of the concentration camps and act as if none of that ever happened? The only solution I can think of would be to get the College Board to convince the school board of Texas to keep the class the way it is and teach them the importance of American History.
ReplyDeleteThe topic has to do with because Texas created their own curriculum therefore they would using different standard books. The state has to pay for their own version of AP US history textbooks. Texas has to publish their own textbook but some publishing companies may not want to make textbooks just for one state. The Advanced Placement courses allow students to have the opportunity to gain college credit at no fee. This therefore saves the family and student money for when they are going off to college. If the other 49 states are forced to adopt the standards that are now being set forth in Texas, than it would be at a disadvantage to our country.If the Texas students are not allowed to take the AP US History exam, then they are losing the opportunity to save money in college and receive college credit. That isn't fair for the families who need extra help and for the students who actually try and want to pass the exam.If the other states are going to be forced to stop teaching AP US History then those who are in school now would not be able to learn about everything about our nation’s history. Also, many families would be put at an even greater disadvantage.
ReplyDeleteThis topic is relevant to economics because students won't be able to get collage credits and help families who can't afford paying for that class.If students in Texas aren't allowed to take the AP History exam it would be detrimental to them because they would not have the knowledge they need to know.Students need to know history and its travesty you have to learn all assets of history wether it's good or bad so you can make your educated decision on on what you learn.I feel as though Texas is trying to control the minds of youth by Brian washing them and not giving them the proper curriculum.If the other 49 states were forced to adopt the curriculum then text book companies would have to make new books and they would be making money off of suppressing history and this another reason this discussion is economical.The solution would be to leave the text books as they are because information should not be suppressed wether right or wrong
ReplyDeleteThe whole point of learning history is to make sure not to repeat past mistakes. The Texas board of education wants the kids to focus on learning more of the good parts of history rather than the bad part, I guess now they don't have to know all the horrible things that occurred, but that means they don't learn about things like the Great Depression. The whole reason the Great Depression happened was people blindly placing money anywhere without any precautions, what happens when they start doing so again today. It will only bring the incoming Depression quicker. If students are not allowed to take the AP History exam there will be no point in them taking an AP class, they will receive greater education on the topic but they will not get the college credit that just about every student looks for in a AP course. If all the other states are forced to adopt those standards, all the boards of education will be disrupt. They will have to change books, tests and possibly even teachers. The solution is that they just leave it alone. The current curriculum doesn't accentuate the negative aspects of US history to "mind control" students, it's simply to show what type of actions could bring a government to its downfall.
ReplyDeleteThis has to do with economics because a lot of money can be lost depending from the outcom that this takes. If Texas succeeds then they will want new textbooks made to fit the fied curriculum. But the publishing compaies will not wan to make textbooks for just one state because that would cost way too much money, so they will issue the new textbooks to all the states and thatts not fair for the states that don't agree. Also if the Texas kids are not allowed to take the AP Exam then they won't get college credit fot their AP class and that would be pointless. Then kids won't want to take AP. Furthermore, if the other 49 stats adopt this curriculum then North America might get lower acedemic score and go dow when it coes to academics. Also, the history that is being excluded will fade away with the people that know about and a very important part of history will be forgoten and people will be more ignorant. A way to solve this is for the states to teach the excluded topics anyway and for the school board to just ignore ignorant Texas.
ReplyDeleteThis topic has to do with economics because the entire state of Texas will have to adapt to the new books to fit the updates curriculum the state is requiring them to abide by. From this, they will have to receive new textbooks fit with the information the curriculum holds, and the manufacturers have to create a whole book different from the other 49 states textbooks. This will cost an extreme amount of money to reprint the books because they're only being utilized for the one state. It would be beneficial to the economy to create one history textbook that can be employed for all the states to save money, verses creating one different textbook for that one specific state. If Texas students are not allowed to take the AP US History exam, they will suffer more than the rest of the states will. For starters, they will not have the opportunity to receive the college credit for the course, which will only benefit them in the long-run by saving money for the course. For families struggling with monetary issues, this could be a solution to save money on college classes, and enhance their learning ability on the topic of United States History. If the other 49 states were forced to adopt the standard set forth in Texas, the students would suffer. They would be missing out on parts of US History that wouldn't be taught, hindering their ability to understand the full potential of everything that’s happened throughout history. A possible solution could be creating this class as an optional history credit or an elective, so it’s the students choice to take the class for the college credit. With this, there is no pressure on the child being “forced” into taking it, but rather take it for the credit and/or enjoyment of it.
ReplyDeleteThis topic has to do with economics because the state of Texas will want to get all new books to fit there updated curriculum. This will result in reaching out to publishing companies to make new books. If this happens the companies will change all textbooks for every state since it will cost more for only one state. I would say if the students of Texas were not aloud to take the AP US History exam, then it will only hurt them in the long run. They wouldn't be able to get the college credit for taking it, which they will have to pay for in college since they didn't take it in high school. By taking it in high school it is free and for families that don't have that much money this will help them greatly. Taking this exam will help the students knowledge on the topic, and give them a better understanding of U.S. history. If the other 49 states were forced to adopt Texas standards, then it will set everything back in terms of the school system. We would have to get all new test, books, curriculum, ect. The students will most likely get low grades and tests scores since they are already use to what they know. By adopting Texas standards we are basically changing history and picking and choosing what happened during those times. The students would be missing out on parts of history because of what Texas feels they should learn. This is not benefiting the students because they will never fully understand U.S. history and what went on during those parts of history. A possible solution would be to just leave it alone and let Texas have an extra history class in which they can teach it. This way they would teach how they want it and the students and choice if they want to learn it that way or not. It could also count as a history credit or as an elective credit. The other states wouldn't be as effected by it and the students aren't force to take something they don't want.
ReplyDeleteThis topic definately has to do with economics in the sense of Texas adopting a new textbook that would be made to fit with their new curriculum, while the rest of the United States are using textbooks that are already made for the national tests. Just last year, 47,500 students took AP History. The amount of money that would be needed to manufacture and distribute the new books to that amount of kids would be outstanding. The AP exams are used to help the students with college, you passed it so it is one less class for you to pay for. These classes are there to help students save money, in high school you dont pay for the book nor the class, but in college the book alone is about $100. If students in Texas are not allowed to take the AP US History exam, then the state is depriving their student's of potential help for the future. If the other 49 states were forced to follow in the steps of Texas, some of the parts in our history that was left out will be forgotten. It is the job of the schools and their teachers to teach the students of the future what has occurred in the past that has brought them to the present, whether positive or negative. It is our history, and it deserves to be known. Solutions that can be considered is to just leave the already set curriculum the way it is, or to even just not take the class. Just because Texas has created a new curriculum for their state, does not mean that the other states have to follow through with it also.
ReplyDeleteThis topic has to do with economics in so many ways. By Texas wanting to start up a new curriculum, this means brand new textbooks for all their schools which can be costly. Not only would textbooks be made for the actual version of the AP US History textbooks but as well Texas's version. Also, some publishing companies might not agree with this because of money that would be wasted for two different curriculum books. If Texas can't take part in the AP US History exam,they miss out on a very great opportunity. They wouldn't be able to have the option of earning a college credit which can be great on the long run not needing to take that course again as well as saving money to take other important classes. If the other 49 states are forced to adopt the standards set fourth in Texas, then this would lead to students not getting the full extended curriculum in US History on my opinion. It would lead students to be more curious about certain things because they are not being taught what they should really know. The solution to this would be for the parents to decide if they want their child to go fourth in taking this AP class and if that's not the case then to just leave the standard curriculum.
ReplyDeleteThis topic has to do with economics because Texas wants a whole new set of textbooks for all their schools. Texas also wants to create a whole new curriculum for all their schools that have AP U.S. History. This means that the textbook developers either have to create textbooks for the other 49 states and let texas be or they have to create a whole new set of textbooks for just texas alone know that texas is the biggest state and has an enormous population. This topic also relates to economics because, getting new textbook developers for the state will cost so much money by texas having their own set of textbooks and again knowing texas having a great population and because textbooks are not cheap. If the students of Texas aren't allowed to take the AP U.S. History exam it wouldn't be fair for them because all of the other students in different states have a chance of earning college credit. The parents of texas would be angry because they wouldn't be able to save money for college because the students wouldn't have that the U.S, history credit that they could have gotten it for free in high school. A great solution for this would be that all of the parents should take a vote on this matter so that all the students can earn free college credit. Also, the parents should talk to their kids and decided if they want them to take the AP U.S. History course even though they might not earn that free college credit.
ReplyDeleteThis topic has a lot to do with economics just because of the simple fact that the state of Texas wants to create their own curriculum to fit how they viewed the past history, which means more money will be used to create their own curriculum to fit how they viewed the history and to publish brand-new books and to distribute them to the Texas students plus the workshops that would have to be created to teach the teachers this new course so they can know what they will be teaching. If Texas students are not allowed to take the AP U.S. history exam then they are losing an opportunity to gain college credits for free and thats not fair for the AP students and their parents because some of these kids have to actually work hard so that they have a better advantage for college. Why would should they work hard if they're not going to be able to gain this free credit. I'm almost 100% sure the parents wont be ok with this and will cause a commotion that could have been avoided if the Texas students were allowed to take the AP U.S. history exam. If the other 49 states are forced to adopt the standard set forth in Texas then students will be missing out on history because "the new exam and course framework ignores such American civil right icons as Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks and Cesar Chavez, while sanitizing lessons on World War II there's no Holocaust or liberation of concentration camps, it's mentioned inTexas but not in the (national) framework so we should just teach history as it happened and not change it." I think the best solution for this problem would be to get the parents involved and aware them of the changes Texas is trying to make, inform them on how their kids might be prohibited from this opportunity to get a free college credit and also how their children will be missing out on parts of history because of this new curriculum change. I think this will be the best solution because parents care about the children's education and they will vote against this and then it wont be passed.
ReplyDeleteWell, this topic has a lot to do with economics. First of all, if Texas were to change it's curriculum then new textbooks would have to be purchased to satisfy the new needs that they're trying to fulfill. With a new curriculum, they'd have to get new programs such as online resources and the teachers are going to have to be taught the new system as well. This would take a whole lot of time, and a huge amount of money, therefore effecting the economy. If Texas students aren't able to take the AP exam, they won't be able to be compared to the rest of the nation, because, they'd have a different test. Also, that wouldn't be fair to the students there, because they wouldn't be able to earn the college credit they wanted. If the entire nation were to get rid of the AP U.S. History exam, the cost would be ridiculous. The money that's used to pay for the new textbooks and resources is just coming out of the taxpayers pocket. Overall its just a bad idea.
ReplyDeleteThis topic relates to economics for the sole purpose of the state of Texas wanting to create their own curriculum about how they saw the past. They will have to put tons and tons of money to print these new text books for each and every student and distribute them. Not only that but the teachers will all have to learn this new curriculum and attend workshops. With this new curriculum comes a lot of problems. One is that the purpose of having AP classes in high school is so that the students have the opportunity to take a college course and if they pass the end of the year exam, they will earn credit for that class so that when they go to college, they wont have to pay for that class. So they are taking that away from those kids. If the other 49 states of the US are forced to adopt this standard than not only do those kids that would have taken advantage of this "free" college credit have to pay for it in college but also this curriculum has cut some major events of the history of the United States so they wont even learn or even know about it. The best solution to this problem is to have parents speak their opinion and make sure that this curriculum does not be put into place. Some parents can barely afford to send their kids to college and so taking this free credit away from them is not doing them very good.
ReplyDeleteAP classes are such a great hing for students everywhere. We need these classes to challenge students. We have students that strive to do great things and sometimes it gets too easy. These AP classes give them an outlet to really show there knowledge. Coral Springs provides many AP classes and the students appreciate them. There is no doubt that every school has a handful of students that need AP classes because the other standerds classes are to easy and this is no insult to others but these students just progress faster and upon completion they can take a test to see if they are worthy of college credit. With this being said why take them away. You are essentially taking away knowledge from students. We need to keep as many AP classes as we can. Texas is not smart for doing this and I understand you want to be your own school but why be a negative impact to a good school. Be as positive as you can and challenge students as much as you can.
ReplyDeleteTexas wanting to have its own curriculum for AP US history has a lot do with economics due to the fact that they will have to use different textbooks than other states in the united nation. Texas being a large state there is a bigger number of student in school. Just in 2013 about 47,500 students took the AP US history exam. AP exams are nationwide so all teachers around the united states are able to teach the same curriculum but Texas changing it up the College Board will have to think of what happens next. Will they have to make a separate test for Texas for do they just plan on changing the whole test to fit Texas curriculum and make the rest of the states have to adopt the Texas standards. It will be really expansive to make a brand new test but if they decide the keep the test and Texas decides not to let the students take the exam then college board will lost there biggest costumer and they will be losing a ton of money.It will also be unfortunate for students don't to take the exam because it is a college credit and could help them to save money. If the other 49 states were force to adopt to the standards in Texas then the student would not fully know all of history. We would not have the full knowledge of history which will be important for us to know in our college years. I believe the solution to the problem is to teach every student history the way it happened. No matter if is was good or bad. Our history is how the we came to be and how we are now, we must understand our pass. One individual states should not have the right to change the leaning of history.
ReplyDeleteWhat relates this dilemma with Economics, is the fact that a lot of money will be spent in order to produce the material needed for the students of Texas to get the education that the new curriculum provides. If Students in Texas are not able to take the AP exam, then they are being cheated out of receiving that extra college credit that would've saved them money in the long run. If this is done the same way in our other 49 states, then I feel as if we are being brainwashed to only be aware of certain things in our past. We, as students, are the future of this nation. We need to be as educated as we possibly can be on this subject. The only way of learning about who we are is from the past, that is how we evolve and learn. How are we supposed to move forward politically and economically if with every step forward, we end up taking 3 steps back. The solution in my opinion would be to put everyone on the same page. Broaden our education and do not limit it. There should be no where to go but up.
ReplyDeleteThis article is related to economics because it discusses Texas' action to limit the influence of the new national AP U.S. History course and exam, which could in turn affect the ability of Texan students to receive college credit. This could possibly increase the price for students to go into college and take required classes. If Texan students are unable to take the AP U.S. History exam, they will be unable receive college credit for the U.S. History course in college. This would, as already stated, possibly increase the price for Texan students to go into college and take required classes, because they would now have to pay to take the U.S. History course in college, which they would not have to pay for if they were given the chance and were able to score high enough on the AP U.S. History exam to earn college credit. If the other 49 States were forced to adopt the same standards of Texas it would create a huge financial burden for these other states as they would now have to pay for new books regarding the new curriculum. The best solution to this issue is to force Texas to maintain the original curriculum for AP U.S. History, rather than forcing the other 49 states to conform to Texas' curriculum for the Texans's convenience. This should be the requirement; For Texans to receive college credit from the AP U.S. History course, they must conform to the national curriculum.
ReplyDeleteThis topic has to do with economics in that Texas will want to get new books to fit the new curriculum and their idea of a proper textbooks to give to their students. This will without a doubt cost an excessive amount of money to find a company that will change to accommodate to their liking. The publishing company would much rather make a set of textbooks for the entire nation than to make a specific kind of textbook for only the state of Texas. If the Texas students are not allowed to take the AP US History exam, then they are losing the opportunity to save money in college and receive college credit.It's financially efficient for families who are dealing with money issues to have their children try and earn college credit while they are still in high school. If the other 49 states are forced to adopt the standards, they would be missing out on the extended curriculum and they wouldn't have the opportunity to learn about the Founding Fathers or any of their different views and opinions. They would be banned from keeping an open mind different from that of the state of Texas itself. The solution should be a vote on what is to happen so the voice of Texans and students can be heard. The AP exam should not be banned but rather a choice for the students on whether to take it or not.
ReplyDeleteThe topic is related to economics by Texas, without doubt, would want to order new textbooks to be made to the new curriculum and it will be given to the students. The publishing company that make the books would earn a lot of money in their favor, because for sure making new textbooks requires huge amount of cash. However, the textbooks can only be distributed in Texas, rather than the whole nation. It wouldn't work out if ONLY Texas has a different kind of books than the other 49 states. If the Texas students are not allowed to take the AP U.S. History test, they wouldn't have a chance to save money in college and would demand more financial aid, which is right now it's already hard to get. If the other 49 states adopt the new curriculum as Texas, that means there would be even more textbooks to be made, and the old ones would be abandoned. When new textbooks are made, the school board has to pay for it, and that would prevent them to sponsor other things within the school. The solution lies whether or not this curriculum is really needed across the nation, and if Texans' request be achieved.
ReplyDeletethe whole state of Texas will want to adopt new books to fit the updated curriculum. Because of this, they will have to reach out to publishing companies to make the new book. Just broward county public schools pay a few million for their textbooks now imagine a whole state the people who are involved in making the new books would have a big economic impact and not in a bad way at all. If the Texas students are not allowed to take the AP US History exam, then they are losing the opportunity to save money in college and receive college credit. If the other states are forced to adopt the new standards set forth in Texas, then I believe that students are not learning everything that needs to be said about American history. We go about our everyday lives without the use of history classes we wouldn't no anything about our past or where we came from so why change it even though some aspects of it are very crude and bold it's history and we have the right to know very bit of it. In order to persuade Texas we must have them understand the problem they will cause for their students and the confusion they will have about their past so why strip them of a good education and change a world wide test.
ReplyDeleteThis topics is related to economics in that whatever the verdit is will affect textbook publication, and that is tons of money. If texas students are not allowed to take the APUSH exam, its really not a big deal, they just wont take it. I guess they wont be able to save $1,000 in college, but $1,000 is nothing compared to the $250K in debit youll be in once you graduate. If the other states adpot this it will also make no difference, they arent getting rid of US history, just the exam, its really not a huge deal. The solution is to forget about petty issues like AP exams, and focus on real world things like ISIS, and world hunger. But thats just me.
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Since Texas has decided to enforce a new Advanced Placement U.S. History course and exam, they need to also provide the materials needed to suit their new teachings. The ultimate result affects the economy adversely. All new textbooks need to be produced to reinforce and solidify the foundation of the new curriculum which will cost an immense amount of money because it is only suitable for one state. Texas has a very large student population and as such it is necessary to find a publishing company capable and willing to produce thousands of new textbooks for only one state. Textbooks are far from cheap with each textbook costing approximately 50-100 dollars. Also, I believe it is extremely beneficial to undertake a AP US history class, but the benefit is reduced if you are unable to take the concluding exam. Since the exam cannot be taken the students cannot receive the college credit, which renders the class almost completely obsolete. It’s also unwise for the other 49 states to retire the AP US history course because it is essential that students learn about American history. Not every student learns at the same pace, and certain students can grasp certain concepts quicker than others; to reiterate, the AP US History courses offered in schools across the country prove that the overall benefits of the course far outweigh the negative aspects. In addition, any history class should be teaching an honest American history course, and the curriculum should contain significant aspects including but not limiting: Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks and the entirety of the civil rights movement and should not exclude important events such as the Holocaust and the liberation of the concentration camps. Limiting the scope of the curriculum would force instructors to "nitpick" which events to include and cover, therefore the information would suffer in its entirety. The aforementioned events in question were major milestones and were imperative in shaping America into the Superpower it is today. How is it possible to instruct students on the importance of American History and exclude events which, without them, would doom us to relive them in times more current and relevant to today? Without studying the history of yesterday, we as a nation are doomed to repeat the past.
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ReplyDeletepersonally, I am a strongly opinionated person. I feel as if this shouldn't be a problem in the first place. Texas should stop creating a problem by dictating the educational system and use the same books and curriculum that the other 49 states use. It will probably cost our country a billion dollars to supply the educational system with the new books. Taking the AP U.S History exam allows students to take a free college course in high school, but you are not allowed the credit if you do not pass the exam. This causes students to demand financial aid in college to pay for this class. If the other 49 states are forced to adopt the new standards set by Texas, Then I'm really glad this is my last year of high school. In my eyes, the solution is to tell Texas to either not teach what they don't want to and set their students' up for failure, or to educate their students and prepare them for their future.
This topic is related to economics because since Texas wants to reduce AP U.S. History knowledge in U.S. History, then more money is being spent on this curriculum. Money that would've been spent on scholarships or other things students actually need, will be spent on this course. Less money will be left to help the schools in Texas. If Texas students are not allowed to take the AP US History, then they will not earn the credits that they need for college. They will have to take the same course again, which they would've have avoided if they toked the test. If the other 49 states are forced to adopt the standards set forth in Texas, then the students will know things about their states not the other sates in the U.S. The things that make this country a country they will know little to nothing about. To solve this Texas needs to stop trying to be different and just stay just the way it has been. They need to forget about this new curriculum and spend their money wisely.
ReplyDeleteThis topic has to do with economics because the whole state of Texas wants to adopt new books to fit the updated curriculum. Because of this, they will have to reach out to publishing companies to make the new book. It will cost a big amount of money to publish these books because they are only suitable for one state, and the people that will end up paying for it will be the tax payers. The publishing companies would rather make the same textbook for the nation than to make one special copy just for the state of Texas. It would be a much more economical choice for the publishing companies to make one textbook for all the United States. If the Texas students are not allowed to take the AP US History exam, then they are losing the opportunity to save money in college and receive college credit. That isn't fair for the families who need extra help and for the students who actually try and want to pass the exam. I also believe that if the students don't receive college credit, a majority of them would not take the course in high school. If the other states are forced to adopt the new standards set forth in Texas, then I believe that students are not learning everything that needs to be said about American history. Just because some of the decisions that we, as a country, made were not the best, does not mean that we shouldn't teach students these things. They can learn from our mistakes. We cannot rewrite history. I believe that the government has taken steps to censor our education already. There are many things we don't know, and we won't find out until the future when it's too late. Taking away these important facts of our history will only weaken the students' knowledge. Personally, I think the only way we can solve this issue is to teach the Texas school board the importance of all of American History. It is extremely important to understand every part of our history no matter if it be good or bad. I'm not sure but I think this may be cutting into our constitutional right, which is that we have a right to an education.The AP test is a standardized test where all teachers across the nation follow the same curriculum. Texas can't be any different. I say if the Texas school board really wants this to happen the textbook companies should overcharge them, and eventually, they will go back to the regular way.
ReplyDeletethis topic is related to economics, because the state is adopting a new AP class, which means hundreds of thousands of students will have to get the new book to their class. the only way for u to pass the exam is by studying throughout the year, and the only way to do it is learning by the new way written in the books, it is a new mechanism that does not give you any other option but buying new supplies (books) for the students of Texas which will make the economy to take a big turn on their education budget.
ReplyDeleteif Texas students aren't allowed to take the exam, they wont have credits for college which will cause the students to pay for classes that they could of already taken while being in high school, in a short time of period, it will create an inflation in the state making prices go up due to less demand in products; if you cant pay college you don't have to pay for books or housing or even food and goods to survive the college life.
if the other 49 states do the same it will increase the cost for a college, due that less students will be able to take college credits while attending high school which will make their college payment bigger than it already is. The solution? give AP classes the way they already are, do not try to invent new ways of teaching it and support the students of today, it seems that they don't realize that they are playing with America's future economy, and why not, the world's economy. America is the most powerful economy in the world, if you help us today, we'll help with tomorrow's economy
This topic has to do with economics because AP courses can mean saving money. If Texas students are not allowed to take the exam I think everything will be just fine. If the other states have to adopt Texas standards we would be missing out on important information. It is not right to teach only the parts of history that align with your beliefs. History should be factual not opinionated. Even in my classes teachers provide their opinions at times without explaining the opposing side. It is okay to share your personal beliefs, but understand that the truth should be spoken as well. The solution is to stop providing AP courses all together. I think that this issue is blown too out of proportion because not taking one AP class is not the end all be all for college credit, acceptance, or any other concerns. Maybe we should stop putting high school students in college courses. There is a time and place for college courses, and that is after high school, and actually in college. In my past with AP courses I have been told directly from the teacher that the academic rigor does not differ much from the honors level. AP was a good thought, but now it may backfire. As for curriculum, lets teach the truth. If parents are not comfortable with that, then there is a personal problem there. There can be different viewpoints on the facts. Teach your kids to think for themselves! We should all be free thinkers!
ReplyDeleteThis topic has everything to do with economics. It is almost like a chain reaction of events. If Texas students are not allowed to take the AP US history exam, then the rest of the country will not be taking the exam. The state of Texas has the most students in the entire country. The book publishing companies will not make a specified book for Texas, or stop producing the book over all. If the stop producing the book, they will not make the money they need to thrive. If the other 49 states are forced to adopt to this policy, there will be a lot of confrontation and problems within the education system in the country. The solution would most likely be to leave the book and the curriculum as is. If they change the book, they want to write out founding fathers. That would cause too much controversy and would leave many Americans unhappy with the education system. By writing out important people from our history, the government and education system would basically be changing the history and forming it into what they would have wanted to happen. Not what had really happened. This would effect the entire country. But if they left it as it was, that would leave the state of Texas as unhappy. Possibly causing a protest against the system. There is no easy way to solve the problem that is faced other than attempting to talk and work it out within the education systems.
ReplyDeleteTexas' controversy concerning their limit on AP History course's influence has something to do with economics because the state will have to espouse new textbooks to fit the updated curriculum. This of course requires monetary moves to be made. The steps required to publishing the book containing different material than the rest of the country will cost more money.
ReplyDeletePublishing companies will much rather make a textbook for all states rather than taking their time to make one book for one state. If the Texas students aren't allowed to take the AP US History exam, they're missing out on an opportunity to save money in college. Receiving the AP history credit in high school is free as opposed to receiving it for a cost in college. For the impoverished families in Texas, this may be a little worrying. The idea of adding to a debt that they'll owe for possibly the rest of their life is probably a tad bit more stressful. If the other 49 states in the country are forced to adopt the standards set forth in Texas, they'll be isolating some of their students' historic knowledge. The only way to solve this controversial issue is by allowing the majority to rule. Texas clearly doesn't understand the importance of ALL American history, so maybe someone needs to stress it a little more.
This topic is closely tied with economics because the Board of Education has decided to remove some valuable information from history books in the state of Texas. With this decision, Texas Board of Education wants to publish a whole new book, and teaching a new curriculum. By taking this step, publishing these new textbooks will cost a lot. This money obviously comes from all the tax payers, so it's basically affecting our student's parents. Now not only will they publish new textbooks for Texas, but eventually they will for the rest of the 49 states. It's only reasonable to do so, so that every state and every AP History class across the nation be receiving the same knowledge. By eliminating the AP U.S. History exam, students will lose the opportunity of getting college credit if passing the national exam. If this will be implemented only in Texas, then it will be a disadvantage for students living there. Many students will have the desire to take that course and excel in it and get college credit for it, but won't have that opportunity if they live in the state of Texas. If it is implemented across the country then the whole student population will be at a disadvantage. I personally believe that history is already written and it cannot be modified just because the government wants students to have a different view of their country. This is why this is a free country and we have our freedom of speech. We as students should have the right to be informed about both the positive and negative views of this country. By doing so we will each have a different point of view, instead of all believing what a textbook says. I really don't see a solution at this point. Because if they are planning on modifying the information that is taught out of the AP textbooks, they would have to do it for the regular U.S History classes too. This would mean that all U.S History classes would have to change their complete curriculum and history wouldn't be history anymore, just something superficial that high school students are being taught about "U.S History".
ReplyDeleteThe topic of Texas wanting to change history has a lot to do with economics. If Texas is the only state to use these new books, then it will cost Texas an arm and a leg to have a company create/publish those textbooks specifically for them, and guess who that money comes from? Taxpayers. Texan students will be forced to buy the new books if they want to succeed in their classes, costing them an arm and TWO legs! Not to mention, if the students are not allowed to take the AP test then they are missing out on a free college credit, which is nothing to sneeze at.
ReplyDeleteIf the other 49 states were forced to adopt these books as well, then all of us "non-wealthy" students would be screwed. There would be so much tension amongst our country for the financial distress that it would cause. It may sound dramatic, but this is not just about a silly book, it is about the history of our country and how our country is meant to be. I think the solution is to keep the same textbooks/curriculum. We are ONE country, and for a state to want to erase the reasons and key figures that made us who we are today is absurd. Not everyone can get what they want. I know firsthand that Texans are some of the most patriotic, prideful people in our country, but wanting to change our country's history is unacceptable and should not be allowed.
Since the state of Texas wants to cut out material from its AP History curriculum, they will have to make new books to accommodate the lessons that the school board is going to be teaching. This is going to cost a lot of money for the publishing of the new text books. If Texas children are not allowed to take the AP US Histroy exam, then that means those students are missing out on a college course credit that was going to be free for them. If the other 49 states have to adopt the Texas standards I see a lot of mayhem breaking loose. The solution to this is stick with what we have been doing and have Texas have the same materials covered in school as all the rest of the states do. This will have less drawbacks and ensure that all students get the opportunity to the same education.
ReplyDeleteThe topic has to do with because Texas has created their own curriculum and now they would be using different standard book. This is because they will have to get publishing companies to make the new books that they want, but the only problem would be the amount of money it is to publish the books because its only suitable for one state. If Texas students are not allowed to take the AP US History exam, it wouldn't affect no one else but the students that are in Texas. The other students will continue to learn more and the students that are in Texas will miss out on all the new information that others have been studying and they will be losing out on the opportunity to save money in college and earn college credits. If the other 49 states are forced to adopt the standards set forth in Texas then they will have to change the textbooks to newer ones, and then the whole schools system will get set back. The solution would be to have Texas go back to the old curriculum for AP U.S. History, other than forcing the other states to get involve within the Texas' curriculum. This is because its much faster to have one state maintain the curriculum than having 49 states reinforce with Texas.
ReplyDeletethis topic have many things to with economics. It will cause a chain of events if Texas managed to reach their goal. If students in Texas are not allowed to take the AP US history exams, then the publishing companies will have to create a textbok only for the schools in Texas. It would be costly for the publishing companies so it would be most likely that they might stop printing out textbooks for other states and force them to accept their policy. if this happens then it would really damage the US education system. the only solution right now is to have Texas deal with it and have the books and curriculum as it is. it is not right to leave out many important details in US history like who were founding fathers, when did USA got their independence and from who, how cities and towns were like, and how far did we get to be where we are now. With out teaching this to students they will not understand want makes this country so strong.
ReplyDeleteTexas Limiting New AP History Course's Influence has a lot to do with economics because this would have several effects on the school systems in the other 49 states. There would have to be a whole other textbook just for Texas students to fit the new curriculum or the rest of the united states would have to change textbooks in order to conform with Texas because it wouldn't make much sense to be teaching Texas students a whole other curriculum than the rest of the 49 states. This would cost a lot of money to switch textbooks throughout the country.However, It may have saved the state of Texas some money because AP textbooks cost more money than standard and honors textbooks. They would save money on scantrons and test books etc. However, If Texas students were not allowed to take AP courses and exams, it would be unfair because that would limit the student's options in learning and restrict their minds to an extent. If the rest of the states are forced to adopt these irradical standards set forth in Texas, then students will not be learning as much as they should or as much as they CAN about U.S. history. The only way this may be resolved is to have a vote and the majority votes makes the ultimate decision. After all, that's how Americans resolve many of their other controversies.
ReplyDeleteThis topic relates to economics because the desire of the state of Texas to adopt this new course curriculum for AP U.S. History requires new textbooks; it's an ok idea for Texas but what about the other 49 states? Publishing companies aren't going to want to make a specific textbook for the large population of Texans and leave the rest of the United States with a different text book, therefore they will change the book across the nation costing tax payers that may not even agree with this change. If Texas students are unable to participate in the AP U.S. History exams then many of the students are missing the opportunity to recieve college credit and save a little bit of money in the long run, it is unfair for the students that actually want to do more because the chance is essentially being taken away from them. If this Texas standard is implimented nationwide, I believe that the rising generations will suffer consequences of this new textbook that is stripping students of the right to know the whole truth of the history of the United States, they will be taught with a sort of bias that gives them no chance to reflect on the actual events that ultimately led to today's society... I don't believe that Texas should be the deciding factor of the change in the national AP U.S. History curriculum, it is not only unfair but unjust; a group of people shouldn't have the power to change history just so it looks and sounds better, this is the future of our nation and without sufficient knowledge of what has happened previously, how will coming generations know what to do and what not to do? No one should try to alter history.
ReplyDeleteThis topic is related to economics because of the result of cost due to changing the curriculum. Every school in the state of Texas will have to order and purchase new textbooks that meet the criteria of the new curriculum. There may also be a cut for teachers that need an extra planning hour for the new curriculum they have to adjust their lessons to. If these students are not allowed to take the AP history exam, it will lose them the opportunity to not having to pay for it in college. Many students take as much AP classes and dual enrollment courses to prevent the cost in college. If all schools in 49 states are forced to change to this it will cause the decrease in awareness of issues that has happen in America like civil rights to many students. As generations progress, less and less children are aware of history and would only be subjected to World war 2. A solution can be to give students a choice to take the course and exam and continue to allow them to learn the original curriculum.
ReplyDeleteThis topic covers economics because a great sum of money and influence goes into this. If Texas were to get their way and have the curriculum changed then the people that publish the text books would change it for all! the states not just for texas which would cost money. Also if Texan students aren't allowed to take the AP test then we will see a drop in college applicants. It wouldn't be fair to the family in finanical needs that depend on doing well and saving a little bit of money in college. Which might cause Texan students to look else where for an education. If the other 49 states were forced to adapt to Texas standards that would screw the teachers because they would have to readjust thier teaching methods and spend countless hours trying to undue what they already taught, might have decrease in pay since students might not adapt to the change that well and kind of put a statement saying that one powerful state can dictate how the education system is run. To fix this the states have to vote together! on this issue instead of one state holding a gun to the publishing companies head.
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This topic is related to economics because Texas wanting to remove certain content in this course it is going to cause the book publishers to rewrite a whole new textbook for this one state, then more money is being spent on this curriculum. If the Texas students are not allowed to take the AP US History exam, then they are losing the opportunity to save money in college and receive college credit. That isn't fair for the families who need extra help and it will ultimately harm their next generation by holding them back. If the other 49 states were forced to adopt the standard set forth in Texas, the students would suffer. They would be missing out on parts of US History, hindering their ability to understand the full potential of everything that’s happened throughout history. I think the solution is to pass a law that holds all states up to a standard as to what is to be taught, not allowing individual states to decide on what they want to teach their children. The next generation of students is important and they will thank their government for allowing them to reach their full potential in learning.
ReplyDeleteIf Texas changes their curriculum then the publishers of the textbooks will have to reissue the book. This means that all of the schools will have to change what they are doing and purchase these books. These new "improved" books will come from tax payers money. It would not be fair to not let Texas students take the AP Exam, but it is also not fair to completely change the curriculum and what the students learn due to one state. If Texas students can't take the Exam then they won't be able to get the college credit they deserve. If the other 49 states had to adapt, teachers would have to completely change the way they teach. Along with that every state would have to purchase the new textbook. This means that every states tax payers will now be paying for this new book even if the old one did not conflict with their beliefs. The solution is that we disregard the ignorant people of Texas who want to change history. There is a reason that the people who created the textbooks put it in. What we learn in school should not be governed by the beliefs of some bigoted person in the state of Texas.
ReplyDeleteThis topic has to do with economics because CollegeBoard in order to save money, will print one curriculum book rather than a desperate one for Texas and another set for the every other state. Texas does have the largest student population size and Texas is the biggest state. It relates to economics by this action would be very beneficial to the economy to crest one history textbook that can be given for all the states to save money. If the Texas students are not allowed to take the APUSH exam, they'll have greater affect than other states. Any history class should be teaching an honest American history course, and the curriculum should contain significant aspects. The solution would be most likely to leave the book and the curriculum as is. If they change the book, they want to write out the founding fathers. By writing out the important people from our history, it will lead to America becoming unhappy with our education system. This will effect the entire country. The only way to resolve this issue is for the education system to sit down with the governors of every state and figure out a way for education and text books to work within every state.
ReplyDeleteThis new AP exam that Texas is implementing for AP US history courses relates to economy, because by doing this, a lot of money will be spent to carry out this new curriculum. High schools would need to buy new textbooks and teachers would be paid to learn the new program. Texas is basically trying to teach a class which think would be a better style than on the national scale and according to their passing rates, its not going so well, "In 2013, about 47 500 Texas high schools student took the AP History exam, and about 18,600 earned college credit."It would not be fair for Texas student if they are not allowed to take the AP US History exam because some students who are qualified to take the AP class would be declined the right to receive the college credit that they worked so hard to achieve. If the other 49 states are forced to adopt the standards set forth in Texas, then this will just cause a problem for the board of education, because as said before, new supplies and programs would need to be used in order for this new exam to take place. A solution, which is only my suggestion, is informing parents about the decision Texas is making about coming up with its own standardized test that is a different curriculum from the nation's level. If anything, there should be a petition which allows students to take home, discuss with their parents, and make a decision. The state should make the decision based on the student's and parent's stand point before approving of a change in the curriculum.
ReplyDeleteThis topic has a lot to do with economics. First of all, Texas is a huge state. If they choose to change their History course, then, obviously, they're going to need completely new, redesigned textbooks to fit the curriculum. The thing is, Holt McDougal, Pearson, Prentice Hall, Glencoe, the text book companies, they're not going to print a completely set apart batch of textbooks for Texas, and different books for the rest of the states. That's more work for them. What's going to happen is, everyone is gonna get the same texbook, unless the states writes it themselves. If Texan students aren't allowed to take the AP exam, that would be so upsetting to the students who spent so much time and energy in passing the course. You have to pass the exam to get the college credit; if they don't take it, then what's the point? Some students who aren't as well off with money as others NEED AP and Dual Enrollment classes because it subtracts money that could've been spent in college off of their tuiton fees. If the exam is taken from them, that wouldn't be fair at all. If the rest of the country is forced to ad opt Texas' standards, many would be furious because America is a melting pot of people. Taking out important events that occurred regarding other races and ethnicity, and sugarcoating the terrible things that the U.S. government has done in the past would cause a huge uproar. It would also leave the generation, future leaders ignorant in areas. The solution to all this nonsense is simple. DON'T CHANGE IT. It's good to know the past so it can be prevented in the future. It might not be a pretty history, but it's still important.
ReplyDeleteThis topic has to do with economic due to the fact that if a student in Texas is not allowed to take the class and then can not get the credit for it in college they have to pay to take the same class again but this time get credit. Also, if Texas is to abandon the textbook because they don't believe in the material then the textbook companies will lose a large portion of profit due to Texas being the biggest student population. If the other 49 states are forced to adopt Texas' standards then we won't be learning material that is important just because of a churches views. Not everyone has the same views and accepting those standards forces views onto everyone. The solution for this would have to do with Texas dealing with the material even though the views go against their religious rights. Religion and school should not go hand and hand in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteThis topic has to do with economics because, If they did change the curriculum then more money would be spent. More money would be spent to make new books and to buy new books. They other book companies would lose money. It most likely wouldn't just change Texas' curriculum, it would change all of the United States curriculum. If Texas students are not allowed to take the exam then that means that the class was taken for no reason. The credit most likely wouldn't count, and they would have been wasting a year of a high school class. This wouldn't just affect Texas, It would affect the entire nation. If the other 49 states are forced to adopt the standards set forth for Texas, then there will be a lot of questions and confusion. Some book companies would most definitely profit from it, but others would not. I do not think it is worth going through all that trouble. I think they should leave it as is. They are removing things that we, kids, have learned about practically our entire lives.
ReplyDeleteThis news has to do with economics by the spending of the students resources if the law passes, students earnings when they obtain a job, and the multiple situations that can be brought forth from a new type of education. If Texan high school students aren't allowed to take the AP US History exam, their learning will be profusely limited to their state's type of education. Their college credits and status may alter which can make it take longer for students to graduate, and this brings the side effect of more debt. If the other 49 states are forced to adopt the new standard and rules, this country will be limited to a "Texan Style" reduction, which will ultimately defer our great knowledge. Therefore, as a country, we need to prevent these laws from being adopted and make sure that they don't pass around other regions. Texas seems truly unwise in this decision especially of their reasons for it. No place should have to sacrifice knowledge for any reason. We are a country of development seeking, not backtracking.
ReplyDeleteThis topic as quite a bit to do with economics. First off (and most often mentioned before me) is textbooks. Because Texas can now create their own history curriculum, money for textbooks as well as money for teacher workshops, supplies, other materials, etc., this will take a great financial toll on Texas. Also, since economics is all a gambling game, I look at this as a bad choice in a game of gambling. Texas is now putting all of their students at risk of losing in the game of college admission. By changing the curriculum from what the rest of the country does, Texas is putting all of their students at a disadvantage among the rest of the U.S. student population. If Texas students cannot take the AP History Exam, they look lower on the scale compared to the rest of the 49 states' student population. This simply isn't fair and if you ask me if I were a Texan, i would feel robbed as a student of a fair and just education. And because Texas is not a small state with a small student population (it is actually THE biggest state with THE biggest student population), this isn't an issue I think we should brush off. I think the entire country should stick with the same curriculum state by state so there is a fair chance going into the "economic game of college admissions".
ReplyDeleteTexas adapting the curriculum reaches into economics because with one major change comes many minor changes. Once Texas changes the curriculum, they are going to have to restructure the textbook which obviously isn't cheap. Not only will Texas have to pay money for the basic cost of creating a textbook which will cost more because this book is specialized to only their curriculum at the moment, but they also have to make copy after copy for each class in the necessary schools, and pay for distribution. Now if other states adopt this curriculum, they might want to adjust it as a whole now that all states have adopted this which would cause them to have to go through the same process over again if a new textbook is made up. Now if students are not allowed to take the APUSH exam then that decrease the amount of college credit they can earn which increases the amount of money they will need to pay. However, its not life changing, its one course. You take it and gain knowledge or don't take it. Either way I don't see how this one course can make or break your life goals, because it can't. If you wanted to have a career that required a college degree your gonna get there with or without that APUSH credit from high school.
ReplyDeleteThis topic has to do with economics in multiple ways. First off, if the state of Texas adopts new standards for their school curriculum, the students will need a whole set of new books and tests and anything else that would come into play. Textbook companies would be getting a lot of money and the state of Texas’ education fund would slowly deplete as these changes are made.
ReplyDeleteIf Texas students are not allowed to take the AP US History exam, that wouldn't be fair to those students who have already started the course and are done with about a quarter of the class. This would definitely bring in a huge fight between parents and school boards in Texas if their child was one of the students enrolled in the US AP History course. Students spend all the extra time and stress on AP classes just to attempt to save money in college.
If the other 49 states are forced to adopt these standards, there would definitely be a major outbreak of riots everywhere. Parents would be very concerned about these new standards since the school board has been doing an okay job for the last several years. States who do not want to adopt these standards will be in protest to all the curricula and tests that being brought into their schools.
The solution would be to allow a poll for ALL teachers, faculty members, students and parents, whom this applies to, to vote. Not only does this affect all listed people, but maybe the way the curricula are set up is the best way for many of them.
Yes, this topic involves economics because a state needs to provide the means of supporting a curriculum that deviates from the other states. This means that a different test will be used to measure their understanding of the curriculum which would only be fund by the state because no other state, currently, will be making the same move as Texas. If Texas students are not allowed to take the AP USH exam then those students should focus on other AP classes if they plan to go to universities out of state. I believe if the other forty-nine states were forced to set their curriculum to Texas standards then the AP exam will still be an AP exam with rigorous material, but just tested on different concepts in history. I say let Texas be a test subject, and if what they yield is found to be more productive than how things are done, then why not change also?
ReplyDeleteThis topic has to do with economics, because Texas will want to have their own textbooks established to meet their new standards, which differ from other states. A textbook company would then have to decide on whether that should make a new book for Texas, and another book for the other states, or if they should just give the other states the same book as Texas, and save some time. And if Texas student are not allowed to take the AP History Exam, then what was the point of taking the class to get to the exam, it would be utterly pointless, and a waste of their time. If the 49 other states are forced to adopt the standards of Texas, then they have every right to reject it, just as Texas rejected their standards.
ReplyDeleteThis topic has a strong correlation to economics. Texas wants to create their own curriculum. This can therefore be a huge disadvantage. This can become a disadvantage because they will now have to create new textbooks which can be extremely costly. Publishing textbooks are not simple either. Paper and ink will be wasted and those two items are not cheap. If Texas were to forget about creating a new curriculum it would be a lot better for our economy in many ways such as bringing down the costs and waste of paper and ink. This is why they should use the same textbooks along with the same curriculum as the other states are using. The creation of new textbooks to suit Texas's new curriculum is a waste of time when there are already textbooks for them to use. wanting to establish their own curriculum, they will not be using the same textbooks as the other states are. If students living in Texas did not participate in the Advanced Placement US History exam, many students and families would be at a loss of such a beneficial opportunity . The Advanced Placement program gives students the chance to take college level courses and gain the credit without having to purchase textbooks or even purchasing the course itself. AP courses are completely free and if the student passed the exam they get the college credit at no charge. This therefore lets the families save money for other courses having to be paid in college. If the other 49 states are forced to adopt the standards that are now being set forth in Texas it would be a complete waste. There are textbooks that are sufficient right now and remaking textbooks would be extremely expensive. Not only would the expense be an issue, but it is also important that everybody is learning the same history. Students should be immersed into such an important subject. If each state is learning through different curriculums, it will not be guaranteed that the historical subjects are being taught efficiently to each student. Some subjects may be left out that may be important. History is very important because you never know if it will occur again in the future. Having students immersed in the subject is important so they know how to react in future instances. There is only one way that I think this problem can be solved. This can be solved by one convincing Texas to not create a new curriculum. This will lead to a better economy in ways such as less money being used along with materials.
ReplyDeleteTexas adopting a new curriculum will result in them having to buy new text books. Many public schools can barely afford supplies such as paper, and pencils for students, much less new textbooks. Not only would the government have to provide money towards new text books but they would have to supply the money towards workshops, in order for all teachers to learn the new curriculum to teach to the students. Students not being able to take the AP history exam would be extremely unfair. Students in Texas are in competition with other students from states around the world, trying to all get in the same schools, and if students in Florida, for example, are allowed to take the exam they would have an unfair advantage. Not only would they not be on the same playing field but they wouldn't have the opportunity to save for college and get college credits in high school like most other students. If the other 49 states are forced to adopt the new curriculum, America would be cheating themselves. We learn to not repeat history by learning and seeing what we have done wrong. If Texas decides to erase all of our faults in history, students will know no better but to repeat them because they've never learned not to. Possible solutions to the issue would be letting Texas do what they think is best for their state and if they feel this is the best thing, they need to fund it.
ReplyDeleteTexas limiting AP History course's influence is related to economics because a new curriculum will be adopted, meaning money will be spent on new textbooks. Texas itself will be funding the curriculum, not the federal government. Textbook companies would have to make a state-specific textbook for Texas which would reel in large amounts of money for the companies, and greatly decrease school funds in Texas.
ReplyDeleteIf Texas students are not allowed to take the AP US History exam then the class would be worthless. All the parents would issue complaints because the students are doing hard work with no outcome.
If the other 49 states are forced to adopt the standards set forth in Texas then the future of America will never learn from the past of America. They will never know the effect of icons like Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, or Cesar Chavez. The future of America will never know what's the Holocaust or why it was bad, leaving out a major detail of the past.
A solution could be for a higher power to rule against Texas's decision, not take AP US History, or look at other options that will satisfy both sides of the argument.
The Texas Limiting AP history course influences has to do with economics. Texas wanted to create there own curriculum. This becomes a disadvantage because new textbooks would have to be created that teaches the curriculum. Another thing the government would have to pay money for is teaching the teachers the new information.If students aren't allowed to take the AP U.S. History exam I think parents would be pissed off,over the fact that their children are not getting the opportunity to earn free college credits.If the other states are forced to adopt this then many students won't be taught about some influential civil rights activists and other important historical events. A solution could be for Texas to rethink this situation and to really think about whats best for the students.
ReplyDeleteThis subject has to do with economics because the textbook companies are going to the adapt to Texas' standards, considiring that they have the largest student population size. Textbook companies are not going to want to make two different books for Texas and then the rest of the United States. If other states wanted to learn about the curriculum, that Texas is banning, they are going to have to find other textbooks to support their curriculum. If Texas students are not allowed to take the AP US History class, the national exam may become more competitive because there wouldn't be as many students taking it. If the other 49 states are forced to adopt the standards, they would be missing out on the extended curriculum and they wouldn't have the opportunity to learn about the Founding Fathers and their opinions...
ReplyDeleteThis topic involves economics because a lot of money is needed in order to purchase these state mandated textbooks and the opportunity cost of using much needed money on textbooks is very high because that money could be used to develop infrastructure or other developments in the school system itself. Also, these new textbooks may be slightly different from the nationwide used textbooks and may overlook some facts that may be on the Ap test thus costing students more money if they do not pass the test at the end of the year. I highly doubt that the other 49 states will follow the same path as Texas because there is no need to waste money and resources because of the doubts of the Texans. The solution is to allow the government of Texas to do what they want and if their pass rates drop then that is there problem and they will have to do adapt to what is accepted nation-wide.
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