In all honesty I never wanted to study physics.  I had never planned on taking a physics class unless I was required to in college.  I am not a “math person,” so why would I have any desire to take a math based physics course.  Or so I thought.  I couldn’t be happier that I switched into this class after dropping Biology AP.  This class has grown into one of my favorites.  

I am thoroughly dumbfounded by each new concept we cover.  Can it really be true that there are black holes?  Are stars really that far away?  Is gravity really not a force?  It is ideas that send me walking down the hallways of (our school) with thoughts of physic jumbling around in my mind.  This class has been possibly the most captivating class I have ever taken.  I have never felt truly motivated to share my classroom experiences with friends or family before this class.  I find it amazing to bring these ideas home to my parents and discuss them over the dinner table.  My friends and I stand around our kitchens munching on an after school snack talking about the amazing things we discovered in physics today.  

This is really what learning should be about, and this class has proven this to me.  It has given me a better idea for the type of education I am seeking for my future.  I have found that I have to truly love and be enthralled in the material I am learning to even begin to care about it and to dig deep into it.

The other thing this class has given me is more confidence.  I have become a leader in this class.  As a study group leader and a member of the steering committee I feel like I am making a difference in the classroom atmosphere.  This class has given me not only a great education, but has helped me grow on a personal level.  This is what makes this class so important to me.  I enjoy this class so greatly and the way it is organized and structured makes all the difference in my experience.