<p>I go to a not-so-competitive Catholic school. I am in all honors and AP classes. I notice however, that in these classes are numerous shall we say "unqualified" people. I swear, people take this classes just for the heck of it. They are constantly holding back the class and acting stupid. It's extremely frustrating, and I'm afraid that I will not be adequately prepared for the AP tests. </p>
<p>Just wondering if anyone's having a similar experience.</p>
<p>hey, what you r looking at is nothing compared to my school. my classmates never give a ***** what is going on in class and their report cards, very little teachers care how their students r doing "oh heck, they don't care if they will pass the class or not, why should I..."</p>
<p>Yeah, thats high school. In my school, if you actually want to learn, you have to branch away from the average curriculum asap and take all honors/AP, because the annoying apathetic jackasses are all in the normal classes, and the advanced classes are slightly better. </p>
<p>I have this guy in my AP Econ class AND AP Physics who takes 15 minute bathroom breaks, every single day without fail. Im assuming he does this in his other classes too. Thats... he misses 1 hour of classes each day, and thats 1/6 of the time spent in classes, so lets say 1/6 of the day. Theres 180 school days, so he ends up missing THIRTY days of class every year. Holy *<strong><em>. On one hand, I just want to give him a high five, but on the other hand, i want to kick him so *</em></strong>ing hard.</p>
<p>But for the most part, APs are an escape from the dumb kids. But there is a positive correlation between *******ness and intelligence, so its a trade off at my school</p>
<p>I did last year, but not this year. This year, I feel overwhelmed. Maybe it's just because it's the beginning of the first semester, though, and I'm not used to everything yet.</p>
<p>A suggestion: if you're afraid that you won't be adequately prepared for the AP exams, you can self-study from study guides (from Princeton Review, Barron's, etc.). :) If you don't want to buy all of those books, you can borrow them from the library and such.</p>
<p>omigosh!! at my school...there are such slow ppl..but since our school is crappy....even horrible students are in ap classes and such...it gets soo annoying at times..</p>
<p>I'm not bothered by the stupid people in my AP classes. They usually just sleep through class, or sit there slack-jawed the whole time, then upon receiving their EPICFAILish grades they whine about how harrrrd the class is. It provides entertainment, really.</p>
<p>Um, there are people like that in almost every school...just get over it and if you do fine yourself...everything's good.</p>
<p>Well, in my honors English class, there are some people who should definitely not be in an honors class. Today, we had a quick brainstorm of words that we associate with the American dream, and they just started drawing on their paper with scribbled bald eagles and statues of liberty instead of doing what was asked of them. And the worst part is, even though my teacher is amazing when the kids in the class are smart, he hasn't been very effective at discipline. He is really open minded and tries to be really nice, so he just won't say anything. I don't know if he just thinks they're expressing their creativity or that he wants to give them a few days to drop the course (It's only the 3rd day of school).</p>
<p>yeah I understand what you're saying. Our school has open enrollment, so anyone can take an AP class
Most people have good common sense and know when they should enroll in the class or not, but there are some people who just shouldn't be there.
And it might be frustrating while they hog up precious classtime by asking questions that were answered like 7 minutes ago, they aren't really harming our learning environment that much I guess</p>
<p>Unfortunately it is true. We just have to deal with it and challenge ourselves in different ways.</p>
<p>my school is like this...but i actually like having the non-"GPAAA!!!!" people in my class...it's a lot more entertaining and less stressful. plus, you're known by the teacher as a "good one" even if you'd be the "bad one" in a group of excellent kids...hah.</p>
<p>ANYWAY, count your blessings.</p>
<p>and self-study...</p>
<p>Basically, what you do in those circumstances is you go to a test prep book and see what subjects are covered, then go to the textbook and read the chapters corresponding to those subjects. Try to do that in the beginning of the year so you have time to carve out a decent schedule for yourself. Don't rely on the class to teach you what you need to know. Some teachers won't cover the whole curriculum, or they'll cover three chapters the first semester and ten the next. Remember, first and foremost, that you are responsible for your education. You, and you alone, are responsible for your score on the AP exam.</p>
<p>(I took AP Chemistry with a lousy teacher who basically taught out of a test-prep book and didn't finish a lot of the curriculum. People who did the homework and got the As got 2s and 3s. I read my textbook and got a 5.)</p>