<p>In my last post, I wrote that I would be taking Latin next year. With its benefits, I thought it was definitely the right choice. I still clung to that belief to this day. However, I had decided a few days ago not to take the class. </p>
<p>Yes, I was going against my principles when I made that decision, but, in the end, I thought I would be making the right choice. Next year, I would be taking all honors courses, including two that would be the most difficult for me. My workload will be heavier and require more from me. This was a total change from this year which I took standard classes, except Algebra 2H. After talking to a teacher who forewarned me of the difficulty I would probably encounter from one of my honors classes and another teacher who said I WOULD encounter difficulty from another honors class because I would be coming from standard classes, I began asking myself if I was putting too much on my plate. After all, this would be a different environment. </p>
<p>I came to the conclusion that taking Latin H as an extra subject in addition to my other honors classes would not benefit me next year. I did not know what to expect and could not plunge head first into my course selections. As I said in my first post, Latin would completely fill my schedule and tire me out. At that time, I did not know what that meant. How ambitious and uninformed I was. The lack of time-management and work-ethic would be detrimental to my grades next year. I would need to adjust to the Honors' environment at my school in order to replace this 'lack'. As long as I couldn't learn to manage my time and maintain a work ethic conducive to success in my classes, I couldn't take Latin to worsen my worries. </p>
<p>Even though I would not be in Latin next year, I decided I wanted to take it in the future. For sure, in my junior year I would be taking Latin 1. It still interested me and I didn't want to give up the opportunity to take Latin. Hopefully, by my junior year, I would have gotten accustomed to an Honors' schedule. </p>
<p>Thanks for everyone for their advice. It had really helped me. Sorry, for this long response. I didn't want to bore anyone. I was sure no one wanted to hear a long response about a ninth graders' struggles to decide whether or not to take Latin, LoL.</p>