<p>I never really considered dropping a class an option, but now I'm thinking about switching out of AP Physics into Honors Chem. </p>
<p>A little background: I'm a sophomore, currently taking Honors Algebra II/Trig. I wanted to get a feel for an AP class before I tried taking multiple, and I also wanted to spread them out, which is why I signed up for AP Physics.</p>
<p>Now, I really regret taking it. The material is pretty interesting, the math isn't hard. It isn't anything like that. My teacher is awesome -- he's geeky and funny, so even things that aren't interesting (like the difference between a vector and scalar quantity) become more engaging. He makes jokes and claims we live in "magic physics world".</p>
<p>Why I regret it: the class itself. He explains material well, so I understand it. But I'm the kind of person who needs to figure it out, and do the work for myself for it to make sense. Though it's an AP class, so it moves quick. I'm having trouble because it feels like I don't get enough practice to apply to concepts we learn, and whenever he's teaching, he uses examples and somebody always yells the answer before I get to try. I understand the material, but I need a little more time to work through the problems and think about it.</p>
<p>I'm one of four sophomores taking AP Physics this year, out of the entire school.</p>
<p>The solution would be to work faster, but I take my time. I like to write down variables, label things, get everything set up on paper in front of me so it isn't just a few sentences of black text. By the time I'm done with that, somebody in the class has an answer, which means I didn't really get to figure it out myself. So it feels like even if I am learning, I'm not able to apply it, so even if I understand the concepts, actually doing problems is extremely difficult.</p>
<p>Should I drop the class, or try to stick it out?</p>