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My Reflection Of AP And Honors Courses In High School

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Throughout high school, I challenged myself by taking multiple AP and Honors courses each year. While it was gratifying to succeed in the higher-level classes, some of the courses did not end up being a great fit for me, but I always pushed through until the end of the year and strived to complete the course with grace. The ups and downs in each class taught me my strengths and weaknesses as a student – for example, fast paced Math and Science courses aren’t my forte, but I love to be involved in thought provoking debates during English class. The Renée Crown Honors Program interests me because it emphasizes an intellectually stimulating and supportive community. Last Spring, I was very excited to enroll in AP Psychology for my Senior year, as I had heard many wonderful things about the class and that the content is universally applicable. I knew that I would be …show more content…

I now find myself analyzing and explaining behaviors beyond the classroom, and this knowledge has been especially helpful as I prepare to work as a cabin counselor at Wyonegonic Camps in Denmark, Maine this coming summer. I will be living and taking responsibility for five 9-year-olds, which can be a demanding and exhausting task, but through the Psychology course I’ve been given an inside look at the logistics of child development. I believe that this will help me better understand the young girls that I will be working with in terms of how to communicate, the best teaching style(s) to use, and how to engage them in activities

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