The Final Blog :'(

I cannot believe graduation is just around the corner, it seems like this year has gone by in a blink of an eye! Although I am happy to see summer come, I'm sad to see the school year go with friends going different places and leaving all the great teachers at the high school. This year I took a leap in some of my classes, I gave up my normal classes and went for something more challenging because frankly I was starting to get bored in regular history class. All it basically was was notes, worksheet, test, repeat with the occasional projects. Although we did that in AP history as well, but it was more educational. We learned what people during that time really thought, what really happened, we really got into it. Plus going the speed we were going really helps you prepare yourself for college when you're listening to a lecture. Taking notes and knowing what's important and what are just fun facts is a skill that I developed while taking this class. And also, when someone writes something on the board, it better be in your notes also. I found out that my strengths are projects, especially when its on a topic that i love. For example, my power point on Jack the Ripper was diffidently one of my favorite projects I did for this class. My weakness however is public speaking. Ever since I was little it has been my weakness. It doesn't matter if I know everyone in the room or if I don't, I'm just not very good at it, which may be a reason why I became a dancer- no words necessary. Another weakness I have is test taking. I went to Sylvan Learning Center for almost two years, I was making progress but my test scores were a little lower than when I started going there (which was totally weird...). So to make up for my weaknesses, especially testing, I try to do my best on every other grade I have for that class and do extra credit whenever possible, it helped me out a lot sometimes. Overall, I think I made a good/wise choice when I scheduled this class my junior year because I believe it really preped me for college and I had a good time taking this class. Sure, some days were overwhelming with all my other classes and stuff going on outside of class, but in the end it was all worth it. Listening and understanding reasons, political issues, or why war broke out really helps me understand it better when i hear the details of it and how somethings in history will always be a mystery. Like Jack the Ripper, we only have suspects... no one actually 100% knows who he was. In a way, I wish I could drag Maz with me to college because I love the way she teaches and makes sure we all understand it but also makes it fun for us. A lot of memories were made during this class and many lessons that will stick with me hopefully for a very long time.