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You know, I suddenly don’t care if I pass this class anymore. I’m having issues; I’ll admit that they’re largely personal though. In truth, I didn’t want to take that class anyway, not online at least. I’ve hated online classes with a passion ever since Latin I and Latin II freshman year. While I will admit I did sign up for French IV knowing that there was a 99.99% chance it would be online, I was okay with that because I genuinely didn’t care about the environment for that, contradictory I know, as long as I got to take it. I love the French language. I’m by no means even halfway to fluent unless the range is limited to very basic conversation; c’mon, it’s been just over 5 months since I’ve had French III. Regardless, I love it to death. Why, I have no idea. I can tell you why I don’t like Spanish though (if you took an equivalent to Spanish I 5 or 6 times in different years set within a range of 10 years I’m sure you’d dislike it too). Fact of the matter is, for French IV, I would have worked my butt off. My primary motive for signing up for AP Gov was the teacher possibility. Rumors were flying around around March of last school year that my 10th grade U.S. Civics and Economics teacher might teach it. I love the guy. I’m serious, I love him. Actually, I think that’s why so many people signed up for AP Gov. But, as stated in the title, I’m taking AP Gov online so it didn’t go through, there were too many sophomores and not enough C&E teachers. I found this out in August (I thought seniors got their schedules set up first?) My alternative: AP Government online. I was very, very hesitant at first, especially as I recalled a friend’s experience in the class, but I went through anyway. Why? I didn’t know I had alternatives to that. I could have, should have, asked but I trusted that my consoler had looked at the situation thoroughly enough and that it wasn’t possible for me to enroll in any other class. So I took it. I had several other schedule conflicts as well that had to be resolved by dropping Drawing, Physics, signing up for Digital Communications and dropping it a few days later and signing up for Anatomy and Physiology and AP Environmental Science. I didn’t like it but I put the situation out of my head.
Before I continue, let me explain something regarding Physics. I’ll admit, I don’t have the strongest grasp of what exactly Physics is. But that didn’t matter to me when I opened my orientation booklet in the 8th grade and saw Physics listed with it’s fellow sciences. I’m not quite sure why, but the moment I saw the word I decided I would take Physics regardless of the rumors I knew would be spread about it. I looked forward writing it onto my schedule sign up sheet in my 8th grade year, 9th grade year and 10 grade year. Finally, my junior year and senior schedule sign ups came. Come selection time, Physics was the first course that came to mind. Mind you, I still didn’t completely comprehend what Physics was but I still didn’t care. Writing that one little word down was the highlight, okay, a highlight of my Junior year (Dropping AP Stats for AP Calc would another example of a highlight. Looking at my scores in Honors Calc though, a prerequisite to AP Calc, and my GPA, I almost wish I hadn’t done that, almost. It’s killing me, come next progress reports I somewhat fear this will be literal, but I have a hate/love relationship with it.) it made me happy, very, very happy. I was, as my AP English IV teacher likes to say, very happy on the inside. I went home, got my sheet signed, turning it in the next day, and eagerly looked forward to the beginning of the next school year while simultaneously not, my French III class rocked you see.
The months passed quickly after schedule sign ups were done: April, May, June, its exams and the end of the school year, July and August. Come August, I was worried to death. We usually get our schedules mid July; it was almost mid August. I ran to the mailbox every day, I wanted my schedule! As it turns out, I didn’t need to at all. My consoler called one day and passed a very painful bit of news along; AP Calc, AP Gov and Physics were all scheduled to be a first period class second semester. The only solution she said was to drop Physics and take AP Gov online. I was not happy, not happy at all. I wanted to beg her to find a way to let me take Physics but 1) I don’t beg and 2) I bet she’s already heard the complaints from other students who signed up for all three subjects as well (I’m going to say there were at least 5 others). So I followed her advice and did just that. I hate myself now. Why? I walked into 5th period the first day to get the information I would need to login to the AP Gov class, I love social studies as much as I love French but I didn’t want to take AP Gov that badly, and I find out one kid is taking AP Physics online. I spazzed. Luckily, the first day was an orientation day so there was no work for me to take my anger and frustration out on. Nevertherless, WHAT. The consoler had said it was impossible for me to take Physics! Ok, she said Physics and no AP Physics but still! I should have been informed! GAR! That’s not fair!
I’m at a loss of words, how wonderful. That’s a good thing though, considering it’s 1:19 in the morning and I’m at the driving stage of Driver Education now… joy. I still need to submit an entry on my first day of driving too… with pictures!
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