Blog Post #6 Class Evaluation

When I was signing up for classes my sophomore year, I couldn't wait to put AP psychology as one of my first choices. My sister told me that the class was so fun and she had a great time with Ms. Halfen, and it definitely lived up to my standards. All of the fun projects and videos that we watched throughout the year actually kept me interested in his class. I liked the teacher-student interactive lessons because it really helped me understand concepts much better than I would have if the teacher was just lecturing. My favorite activity/project is hands down trying on the glasses that messed up your vision. It was such a cool experience to see how reliant you are on your eyes to do daily activities. I knew everyone else liked it, too because many people were talking about it for a long time. Although this class was informing and well as entertaining, I could'nt help but dread all of the vocabulary. Now, I understand that this is an AP course and you should have to do a lot of work, but I felt the weekly vocabulary was keeping me from actually studying for the class. Next year, I think you should leave out some of the power points and try different methods of teaching. I enjoyed the kahoot a and I actually remembered the information better because I felt so compelled to listen and understand the information. In addition, I feel like you should do something weekly that your students will look forward to. For example you could do personality tests at the beginning of class every Monday to avoid the Monday blues. I do like having the 1-2 tests because it allows the students to focus more on studying for the AP. For students taking AP psychology next yea, I would suggest to avoid procrastinating and really try to understand all of the information because it can be a very interesting class if you just set your mind to it.