Reflection On Ready To AP World History

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Michael Jordan once said, “If you 're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I 've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don 't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don 't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” This quote serves as an example to how your learning will be during the next four years you spend in High School. Most of you reading this letter will say that most of the schooling that you have had up until your freshman year of high school has been a walk in the park. Additionally, this had lead to you enroll in Pre-AP World History thinking that it will be the same as previous. I hate to break it to you but things are going to change and you better be ready to …show more content…
You may have hear some of this stigma from past or present APWH students such as sleepless nights in which they fought sleep to finish either their notes or terms and timelines. Most of the students who partook in this kind of event most likely didn’t follow the Program which Mr. Morales has set up for APWH students so they can succeed. Since I have been following the Program which consists of doing notes on a daily basis and completing terms and timelines before the test on Friday, my grade is almost where I want it to be. The problem is that following the Program means dedicating almost 1 - 2 hours everyday except Friday for APWH. There is only one thing though that truly affects your grade in the class which is your choices. I have chosen to put a relatively small amount of effort in compared with others but have still achieved a good grade. You now have probably come to figure out that one of the greatest challenges you will face in APWH is staying on track with the Program. The only other challenges you will also face are learning to understand the bigger picture (concepts) and learning to write like a master. Though the class will be a daunting task once you have finished it you will have benefited from it by having gained a new array of skills. These skill range from learning to manage time between school and extracurricular activities, knowing how to take effective notes and be able to remember them, and having a greater understanding of how the modern world has come to be. While all this information will aide you in APWH there is one thing that I would like to end with that will probably be of the greatest aid to you this class which is the choices that you make in this class will determine what your grade will be and that it is your choice to do good or bad in this

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