Potential AP GIS&T Course: Thinking Out Loud

The Association of American Geographers (AAG) has posted a request to identify educators and others who want to work on a proposal for a new high school Advanced Placement course in Geographic Information Science and Technology (GIS&T).

The original request came from the College Board to the Geography Education National Implementation Project (GENIP), a coordinating committee with representatives from the AAG, National Geographic Society, the National Council for Geographic Education, and the American Geographical Society. GENIP already overseas the Advanced Placement Human Geography and Geography Standards initiatives. AAG is taking the lead in organizing a response for the GIS&T course.

I've been rolling the idea around it my head: Is an AP GIS&T course a good idea? Will it help GIS&T grow in academia, research and the marketplace? I've not come to any conclusions, but below I share some thoughts and questions.