AP classes aren't hard?

????? AP classes aren't hard??? AP Bio is going to be hell. 12 page labs!!! Hammer's labs are 3-4 at the most, and that's if you have really big handwriting! AP English doesn't sound too bad, but it's still an AP course. And Nevins . . . don't get me started on Nevins. I would rather take Law, Economics, and American Studies all at the SAME TIME with Ward rather than take AP Euro with Nevins for one semester. At least with Ward you'd know what you were being tested on. What EXACTLY she expected on your essays. Sure it was a shitload of work, but as far as school goes I'd rather be burned by too much sun (Ward) than have it gone all together (Nevins). Nevins gives impossible projects that no one ever completely does. You never have the slightest clue what's on his tests, it could be a huge essay on the medieval mind, it could be all multiple choice, or it could be a complete pit of utter doom with multiple choice, chronology, a mini-essay, matching, and a bunch of fill-in-the-blanks. Nevins' classes are all one big guessing game and guess what?! I can't gamble!!!! I really should drop AP Euro . . . I really should . . . but I can't unless I suddenly decide I want to major in something I'll more than likely either A). suck at or B). hate with a fiery passion.

What was I talking about again? Oh yes, AP classes are hard. You're classes are fine, Mrs. Ward's nice and you can easily get her off topic. Lauren B. says you don't really learn anything in Economics, but at least you know what to expect. You're Senior year's fine, not too easy, and not too hard. You were smart.

History is interesting when you're talking about a smaller scale. The problem with High School courses is that they give a very general overview of the events going on, and we don't get into much detail. Many of the kinds of things I find interesting involve a lot of History, and I love it, but I still hate my History classes at East. When you actually get to learn more about people, who they are, why they're in the situations they're in, and how they handle and respond to the situations around them History can be fascinating. That's why Herodotus was such an awesome historian who inspired thousands of people after him to look at history in a new way, not because he got the names people and dates of events precisely right, but because he made it into a group of stories about individuals rather than countries. *sighs* Too bad we couldn't just do that in high school.