AP Classes

Today during English I realized just how thankful I am that I have been given the opportunity to take AP classes. I finished my LAST AP exam today (whoop!) and was so excited to be D-O-N-E with those classes! But as I sat in English listening to Senior Speeches, I realized just how much I'm going to miss these AP classes.

These classes have given me an opportunity to learn in a different environment than what I was used to. An AP class is run VERY differently than your normal on-level or even upper level classes. You are given the chance to learn off of each other, and to discuss/debate your own ideas. These teachers don't get much praise from the administrators. They aren't the "fun" teachers that get nominated to read off senior names at graduation. They aren't the teachers that all of the students like because they always show movies or let them play games. No, these are the teachers that allow you to learn in your own method, and want so desperately for you to succeed. They are the teachers that once one leaves their class, they are always remembered by how much they taught them not only about a specific subject, not only about how to learn/study, but about who they are and opened the doors to any future that they wish to behold.

I'm so thankful for my AP teachers. Mrs. Fitz, Mr. Keeble, Mrs. Riggs, Mrs. Johndrow, Mr. Cutsinger, and Mr. Hallmark --definitely a huge part of making me who I am today by providing learning environments that challenged me to be my best, and then be better.

I wish they had AP kindergarten... that'd be what I'd want to teach!