No. I like that we go beyond the AP curriculum in many cases. Why would I even bother coming to Andover if I’m just going to follow the same AP curriculum as I would at a local public school? The strength of Phillips Academy as an academic institution is the genius of the teachers. Taking away their power by forcing them to follow an exact curriculum that somebody else made up would take away from the strength of the academy.

- Jane Thomas ’10

No. Teachers teach better when...