My Reflection:When I was a freshman, I wasn't sure if I should take AP World History next year. I keep hearing from other students that it was going to be hard and there was going to be a lot of essays to write. When I went with my counselor to pick my classes I still wasn't sure, but then I started to realize the benefits about taking AP World History I decided to take it. I realized that AP World History was going to be hard but I will be getting a point higher in my GPA and I will be preparing myself for my college classes. Throughout the year I faced a difficult challenge to read 40 chapters of the AP World History book, also sometimes not doing my homework dint help me when I needed to study but something that I won’t forget about AP World History would be Mr. Rodriguez’s lectures. When I was told that we were going to read 40 chapters in the book, the first thing I thought of was that it wasn't going to be that hard. That day, I dint realize how long the chapters were. Reading was a challenge for me because sometimes I dint understand what I was reading. So I had to re-read the section all over again. Also I would make excuses for myself to not read, which I regret doing. Making excuses was just another way to say I am just too lazy to read. I regret not reading because I wouldn't understand the notes I would take. Usually when I wouldn't read, I would just take random notes or just write the first sentence of every paragraph. At the end of the year, I noticed how not reading affected me because I dint know as much as the other students and I was just falling behind. I must admit that sometimes I wouldn't do my homework. I dint realize that slowly this was going to affect me in the future. I remember not finishing my homework or not even doing it because it was going to take me a long time. Throughout the year I knew that not doing my homework was bad but I don’t know why I keep not doing it. Like I said before, making excuses is the worst thing I could have done. When I would do it, I usually said that I still had enough time to do it later and then I would find myself doing it at midnight. With the help of Mr. Rodriguez’s motivational speeches, he made me think twice about my actions. In the second semester I started to work harder and I decided that I was going to end this year strong. Even though I faced many obstacles in AP World History, I am grateful that I have a good teacher like Mr. Rodriguez. When I would read the chapters, the lectures really helped me understand the reading better. But when I wouldn't read, I still understood his lectures, even though I learned a little bit of information. Since I was shy, I wouldn't ask any questions, but somehow they were always answered in the lectures. These lectures help me analyze the information like the cause and the effect. For example, we would try to figure out how something affects something else in another place of the world. Lastly, lectures have helped me learn little things of every region and this shows that I did learn everything even though it may not be a lot. A challenge I faced by taking AP World History would be reading 40 chapters and not doing or completing my homework but something that did help me get through the year are Mr. Rodriguez’s lectures. I feel like this class has helped me because now I know what to expect from college classes. Also I have learned from my mistakes and I know that if I want to have a good future, I need to work harder. Something that I regret is procrastinating because many times I would sleep really late finishing homework or an essay. I am actually proud of myself for taking this challenge and I would recommend it for the upcoming tenth graders. |
