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AP psychology is a science based AP course. Other AP offerings focus on history. At LEAST 25% of students would benefit from an AP science course, as they will enter into a science based career. Don’t let down those students who wish to be doctors, nurses, psychologists, and social workers.
Sarah supported: Support the Continuation of AP Psychology at Selinsgrove Area High SchoolStudents struggling with financial aid in college need this opportunity to access college credits at a lower cost. AP Psych has taught me so much and has helped me transition into college work. Homosexuality exists in the real world. It exists in high school. It exists everywhere and is a fact of life, and is entirely okay. If high school aged students and their parents cannot wrap their heads around this they do not have to take the course! This is the most popular AP course, there is zero reason to eliminate it. It would be a disservice to students who want to challenge themselves academically and learn REAL WORLD skills.
Ella supported: Support the Continuation of AP Psychology at Selinsgrove Area High SchoolI took this course in the late 90s and learned so much about how the mind works. It taught me compassion and understanding, how different and vast human beings are. Now, as a college administrator, there are many, many concepts I learned in AP Psych as a teenager that I carry with me today. It affects how I interact with my students, my friends, my family and even perfect strangers. It’s helped make my world bigger and me more kind and inclusive of my fellow humans. Don’t cancel it!
Rebecca supported: Support the Continuation of AP Psychology at Selinsgrove Area High SchoolThis course is considering being banned due to a single slide referencing homosexuality. This is frankly wrong. I understand trying to shy away from mentions of queer identities due to their controversial nature, but this is a step too far. Homosexuality is a completely appropriate topic to mention during a psychology class, especially during a single slide in a non-major scale. This class allows students planning to work in a psychology field to obtain the credit, while attending the class in high-school. This is an unfair revocation of a class which has been seen as appropriate for years and from an outside perspective appears as purposefully taking an issue over something inconsequential.
Kaleb supported: Support the Continuation of AP Psychology at Selinsgrove Area High SchoolAs an alumni, it is discouraging to see the proposal to eliminate a course due to student be uncomfortable talking about specific issues. In fact, it’s that uncomfortability that suggests the course should stay.
Morgan supported: Support the Continuation of AP Psychology at Selinsgrove Area High SchoolThis class was a huge outlet for me in high school and helped express/understand my own mental health. It was an amazing learning tool to help guide others as well. It would be a shame to see this be lost to students.
Hailey supported: Support the Continuation of AP Psychology at Selinsgrove Area High SchoolAs a trans student at Selinsgrove and sibling of a student who is taking AP Psychology, I believe it is important more than ever to have this class. My brother, who is taking the class, has said that he very much enjoys the class and has learned so much from it. Just because the book contains information about Gender Identity and Sexuality doesn't mean it should be taken away. If anything this is the perfect way to give insight into LGBTQ people.
Hendrix supported: Support the Continuation of AP Psychology at Selinsgrove Area High SchoolAP Psychology at SAHS provided me with a strong foundation as I pursued a Psychology degree in undergrad. It is a course designed to prepare future professionals for their pursuit of careers in a multitude of fields.
Now, as a local licensed clinical social worker in Selinsgrove, I continue to rely on that foundation in my career each day.
For many students, mental health care is not accessible in this area. Having the opportunity to educate themselves about psychology may be their only exposure to understanding their own struggles and human behavior in others.
SAHS already offers fewer AP courses than many other larger districts. Discontinuing this course will only hurt those students who might benefit from a leg up in their college curriculum and will potentially reduce the significant savings in their college costs that comes from AP credits.
This course is not required for all students. This is a course students can elect to take. Taking away the option for those students who have interest in this topic or seek to educate themselves when they lack other access to such resources will not help this community as a whole.
Ellie supported: Support the Continuation of AP Psychology at Selinsgrove Area High SchoolI was a college admissions officer for 30 years and know that having a course such as AP Psychology on a transcript enhances an application to a selective college. Removing AP Psychology from SAHS' curriculum would remove an opportunity to show a student is capable of succeeding at the college level. It would also prevent students from earning college credit early and for far less money than they would have to pay in tuition to any college.
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