I must begin with a confession: I am not a fan of standardized tests. I am also not a fan of the College Board, or of AP classes in general. That said, I have followed with great interest the debate in Colorado over curricular changes in AP American history courses. A few days ago, an entry from the N Y Times editorial page editor's blog included a link to a full practice test based on the new AP curriculum. And yes, I got curious.
The questions were fairly bland and straight-forward. Nothing really jumped out at me (though maybe that's the point, a critic might argue). Until I came to page 13.
