Entry #2 -- Continuing on w/ AP Socials?

It comes the time for course requests. ...

And I signed up for AP Euro. But I'm now having doubts.

I'm analyzing the reasons why I really chose it -- 30% because it's my top AP social (though I don't think socials really reach out to me) ... 20% because I want to prepare for AP World History next year... and 10% for the challenge and the "taking an AP course for the sake of it" reason that I am now very guilty of ... perhaps 10% for the "need of a hard schedule", another reason I am ashamed of. The remaining 20% is that somewhere in there I'm hoping that I'll be able to get as much fun out of AP Euro as I did AP US.

The thing is, AP US History really appeals to me. It has an inspirational history. I knew that before I took it -- I knew that the ideals the US was found on was just something that I really wanted to know more about.

Plus, it'll be the prominent country for probably a few more decades. And it was the "gateway" AP, our first real taste of APs.

But I don't know. AP Euro -- European monarchs...countries I really have no connection to? I... don't feel the connection.

So I know I probably won't take AP Euro next year, or ever at all.

AP Econ? I would like to manage my money.

AP Comparative Government? Well let'see it's description...(this is from the CollegeBoard -- please don't talk about how I violated the copyright! Please please)

"The AP course in Comparative Government and Politics introduces students to fundamental concepts used by political scientists to study the processes and outcomes of politics in a variety of country settings. The course aims to illustrate the rich diversity of political life, to show available institutional alternatives, to explain differences in processes and policy outcomes, and to communicate to students the importance of global political and economic changes. Comparison assists both in identifying problems and in analyzing policymaking." ...

Hmm... it doesn't really jump out to me. But then again, I never even read the course description for APUSH. What was it again? Well it just says US history.

I don't know. It's time to assess my real interests. What am I currently taking? Well, I have AP Lang because blogging is great, and books such as The Grapes of Wrath is just inspirational.

(Sorry btw, this is completely NOT related to APUSH besides saying how great it is -- but I mean, even "all men are created equal" -- inspirational. Then again, I'm easily inspired. OBAMA! :D)

AP Bio because what is life without science?! AP Calculus because I definitely want to examine curvatures...from what I heard :).

Then comes the requirement for the AP Social. I guess I could take AP Economics in senior year, because now I see it as one of my top choices.

Blah!! I wish there are further courses just like APUSH.

Maybe it's my teacher. He's great. He's awesome awesome, the best history I've had so far.

Maybe if it's plain old history, I wouldn't have liked it as much? I don't know...

... well if I had to play the elimination game (and completely be pessimist in my view of the world), I would eliminate ... UGH. I can't decide!

I wish there was an APUSH v. 02, only it wasn't US History but something just as interesting, with a just as interesting teacher. I gotta say, I love The American Pageant the textbook too. It has the greatest voice -- it almost has a personality =P.