Final Blog - AP Euro

AP Euro is a class which I am very happy I decided to sign up for.  You not only learn a great deal about the vents which make up European history, you also learn  much about yourself as a student.  Throughout the past year, I have done both.  One really great (and pretty important) part of the class is Mrs. Salisbury herself.  She is really good at what she does and will make sure that you learn what you need to in order to prepare for the exam.  That is not to say however, that it will be a breeze, there is a lot of reading which you will have to do, and note-taking.  Most of this reading/note-taking is not in pursuit of a grade either, you as a student must be willing to work hard and get it done because although as I said it doesn't directly count as a grade, it will effect the grades you earn on the all important reading checks.  While these reading checks may seem as a pain to prepare for and take, they are genuinely helpful in the process of  exam preparation.  Throughout the year, they will become easier for you to manage and, providing that you actually read, you should be able to do alright on them, typically.  The one thing I would change about the class would be to increase the frequency at which the other portions of the exam are practiced (DBQs and LEQs).  In the moment you will not appreciate in any way shape or form this increase, however, on the day of the exam when you go in there and know how to do everything properly and are privy to the facts and knowledge the exam asks you to exemplify, you will think back and be thankful for those otherwise "grueling" practice exercises.  The most important skill that you can have in preparation for this class is TIME MANAGEMENT.  Salz makes calendars with every assignment and important due dates, quiz dates etc on it.  USE THIS.  It will help you to plan out when you will do certain assignments and will help you juggle the workload of this and all of your other classes.  If you don't come into this class with any form of time management skills (such as I did,) you will either pick them up very quickly (also such as I did) or not and if you don't, (and believe me, there were some people who didn't) your year here will be much worse than it has to be.  Of all the points which I addressed, I think this one is the MOST important as it really does help in and out of the classroom.  In the words of Mrs. Salisbury, "Good Luck and Godspeed!"  and remember to manage your time.