{"id":155,"date":"2020-06-06T15:57:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-06T22:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seattlenewsmaker.com\/?p=155"},"modified":"2020-06-03T17:35:53","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T00:35:53","slug":"seattle-public-schools-introduces-new-ap-feelings-class-for-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seattlenewsmaker.com\/?p=155","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Public Schools Introduces New &#8220;AP Feelings&#8221; Class For 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=SeattleNewsmkr\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-wordpress\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\" aria-label=\"WordPress\"> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12.158,12.786L9.46,20.625c0.806,0.237,1.657,0.366,2.54,0.366c1.047,0,2.051-0.181,2.986-0.51 c-0.024-0.038-0.046-0.079-0.065-0.124L12.158,12.786z M3.009,12c0,3.559,2.068,6.634,5.067,8.092L3.788,8.341 C3.289,9.459,3.009,10.696,3.009,12z M18.069,11.546c0-1.112-0.399-1.881-0.741-2.48c-0.456-0.741-0.883-1.368-0.883-2.109 c0-0.826,0.627-1.596,1.51-1.596c0.04,0,0.078,0.005,0.116,0.007C16.472,3.904,14.34,3.009,12,3.009 c-3.141,0-5.904,1.612-7.512,4.052c0.211,0.007,0.41,0.011,0.579,0.011c0.94,0,2.396-0.114,2.396-0.114 C7.947,6.93,8.004,7.642,7.52,7.699c0,0-0.487,0.057-1.029,0.085l3.274,9.739l1.968-5.901l-1.401-3.838 C9.848,7.756,9.389,7.699,9.389,7.699C8.904,7.67,8.961,6.93,9.446,6.958c0,0,1.484,0.114,2.368,0.114 c0.94,0,2.397-0.114,2.397-0.114c0.485-0.028,0.542,0.684,0.057,0.741c0,0-0.488,0.057-1.029,0.085l3.249,9.665l0.897-2.996 C17.841,13.284,18.069,12.316,18.069,11.546z M19.889,7.686c0.039,0.286,0.06,0.593,0.06,0.924c0,0.912-0.171,1.938-0.684,3.22 l-2.746,7.94c2.673-1.558,4.47-4.454,4.47-7.771C20.991,10.436,20.591,8.967,19.889,7.686z M12,22C6.486,22,2,17.514,2,12 C2,6.486,6.486,2,12,2c5.514,0,10,4.486,10,10C22,17.514,17.514,22,12,22z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>SEATTLE, WA &#8211; Saying that &#8220;For too long, Advanced Placement (AP) classes have discriminated against students who lack the skills or aptitude to qualify for them,&#8221; Seattle Public Schools announced today that it was expanding its curriculum with a new class titled &#8220;AP Feelings.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seattle Public Schools spokesperson Gregg Sloan explained, &#8220;We realized that our existing AP class list &#8211; English, Calculus, Biology, History an so on &#8211; was unfairly concentrated on artificial and discriminatory categories such as &#8216;things you might have college requirements in.&#8217; This discriminates against important educational topics that fall outside the narrow category of &#8216;academically recognized disciplines.&#8217;  This inequity will not stand.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Today,&#8221; said Sloan, &#8220;We are taking a vital step forward towards leaving no high school student behind in Advanced Placement coursework, regardless of whether or not they should actually qualify for Advanced Placement coursework.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Of course, doubters and naysayers will question how we can effectively evaluate coursework in AP Feelings,&#8221; 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