allig8rr's blog

Sometimes I wish that those kids who don’t care were allowed to be hit by teachers. I sat through an entire year of AP U.S. History next to a kid that didn’t read one chapter out of the 950 page book and scored better on every test than I did. Well, you can’t whack them on the head for getting lucky, so how do you put up with those rotten kids?! I’m an extremely impatient person myself and I also enjoy doing well on tests that I study hard for. I’ll give you a few types of kids that you’ll find in your AP classes and some tips on how to deal with them.

HOW TO: SURVIVE AP LIT

The first thing kids say when they hear that I’ll be taking AP Literature in the fall is “Oh my God, Janelle Nickerson” or “Why would you do that to yourself?!” or my personal favorite, “Have you seen the book list?!” I was a little hesitant at first to take the class because I knew how difficult it was going to be. However, as a junior, I took AP U.S. History, which taught me three basic things on any AP class: