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The 2025 AP US Government and Politics Exam scores: 5: 24%; 4: 25%; 3: 23%; 2: 18%; 1: 10% Multiple-Choice Questions Students are learning the SCOTUS cases exceptionally well; 42% earned every one of those possible points. Students performed well across all units, but especially “Civil Rights and Civil Liberties” (Unit 3); an impressive 32% answered every such question correctly. “Interactions among Branches of Government” (Unit 2) was most challenging; 5% of students answered each of these questions right. Free-Response Questions spr.ly/60194w2eJ This commentary will focus on the Set 1 questions, the version taken by most students. The mean scores were highest on Q4, the argumentative essay in which students utilized foundational documents like the First Amendment, Federalist No. 10, and/or “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” to develop and support their argument about participatory democracy. Students who earned all 6/6 points possible on their essays are typically receiving AP 5s this year. The SCOTUS question, Q3, on Wickard V. Filburn (1942) and United States v. Lopez (1995) was the single best question on this year’s exam, psychometrically speaking, because it contained an effective mix of difficulty across parts A, B, and C for measuring a range of knowledge and skill levels among the hundreds of thousands of students who took this version. Generally, if a student is able to answer all parts of this question well, they’re on track for a 5. All subjects’ AP score distributions for 2025 will be posted here when available: spr.ly/60174TpA3

@DonaldJTrumpJr Agreed 100%? And then you post your pinned tweet. Absolutely disgusting.

Agreed 100%

@goodreads Surprisingly very well

Reading Challenge check-in! How is yours going?

@goodreads Tried all of those things yesterday and still no luck :(. It’s just the last badge and I have 5 days left.

@MsLambo312 @MsLambo312 We're sorry for the disappointment. If any books are missing from your reading challenges progress, review the following tips to make sure your books count toward your reading goal and achievements: amzn.to/3ELLGIN. -Gwyneth

Just finished a book from the essential readers list. But it’s not giving me to bookmark for it. 😟 Tried a few times to mark it read but no luck @goodreads

Was a great day welcoming @RepRobinKelly into my classroom! All the students were engaged as she discussed her role as a legislator, influences on her decisions in Congress, and ways in which the youth can get involved politically.

Hear teachers are moving to Bluesky. I just created an account and plan on putting resources up over there. Feel free to follow or put your handle below and I’ll follow you! bsky.app/profile/mslamb…

@ZelenskyyUa Really sorry for our “President” disrespecting YOU for his benefit. The views of this Pres. do not reflect the American people. We admire you and stand by you! And understand the history of Russia breaking deals with you and your country. Can’t be trusted.

American people helped save our people. Humans and human rights come first. We’re truly thankful. We want only strong relations with America, and I really hope we will have them.

We are very grateful to the United States for all the support. I’m thankful to President Trump, Congress for their bipartisan support, and American people. Ukrainians have always appreciated this support, especially during these three years of full-scale invasion.

Can’t make this up. In @WaltDisneyWorld on honeymoon. Man got separated from his family walking into a show, husband turned and said “go ahead sir.” To which the man replied “I will clock you.” Really? Over Country Bear Jamboree? No clocking was committed. Be kind people.

@WaltDisneyWorld Your Minnie in Hollywood Studios today truly made our day! She acknowledged our Happily Ever After pins and gave me the business when I told her I forgot the ring. Then starting joking about it with my husband. Was so awesome! We can’t stop talking about it!

Walk into tech lab. See a student on a computer looking at a US map with red, blue, and yellow… Me: what are you looking at? Student: Electoral College Predictions! Me: you just melted my heart! Student: Yea! And I understand it because of you! Day made. 💕

@technologylaura If teaching same classes as years prior, probably don’t necessarily have to. I might here and there to catch up on grading. I teach a new AP class this year so I have to work over weekend or kids would not have lessons ready on Monday.

Do all teachers work on the weekends? 🙋🏻‍♀️ -asking for a friend

@EDUwithEmily Yes but because it makes the week a lot easier and reduces my anxiety to get things done. It’s exhausting because I also work a second a job and today was my only day off but I’ll feel better prepared and less scramble in the morning.

Did you work on lesson plans this weekend? I know I didn’t 😉 (because I don’t work for free)

For the #BB26 watchers, DISGUSTED McKenzy let Chelsie play her like a fiddle. I’m actually cringing.

@lauramcfarren @NCSSNetwork @davidjohnolson @MrW_THS @RetroReport Getting some pretty big FOMO right now!

Looking thru the @NCSSNetwork email today at the highlighted sessions & this looks great: Citizen Nation: Civics Resources for Dialogue and Inquiry with @davidjohnolson and @MrW_THS 🙌🏽 (Fri, 11/22, 10:50–11:45am) Pumped to hear about this new @RetroReport content IRL! #ncss24

@socialstudiestx Unfortunately, trying to plan for the week. Teaching AP HUG this year for the first time and it’s taking all of my time and energy.

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Last day of Spirit Week- what a wild ride it’s been! Each year got a different color and the staff got yellow. Some of us decided to do it big- what’s adorable and yellow? Minions!!

Skittles activity in #aphug to introduce students to unit 2. Finding out various ways that population can change over time!