Hello! So I’m a rising junior and we’re starting to have our guidance meetings to pick classes for next year. My plan is to take two APs and drop foreign language. My mom is against both these things. Her argument is that two APs would be too much with my intense theatre guild commitment(can sometimes go from 4-10 but not all of us are rehearsing all the time so I would have some down time to do work) and that I shouldn’t drop Spanish since it’s my highest grade. First with the APs, I can see where she’s coming from and I am definitely not saying that it won’t be hard, but I’m really committed to getting it done and doing well in my classes, and it’s frustrating because I’m trying really hard in school and trying hard to change my ways(procrastination, not turning in work). I really feel like I’m turning myself around and becoming responsible. It’s frustrating to me that she can’t see that and I feel like she doesn’t trust me to get the work done more than anything. Unfortunately she has to sign off on my choices but in my opinion it’s not her decision to make as this is my education and I’m the one actually taking the classes. And as for Spanish, I’ve enjoyed it this year because of my amazing teacher, but it’s still not my favorite, nor has it ever been. There are other classes that I want to take that I really feel will benefit me for what I want to do in the future and that I am actually passionate about. But she thinks that I shouldn’t drop a class that I get an easy A from, though the only reason it’s easy to get an A is because of my teacher and how he makes you want to learn. But I just can’t see myself continuing with Spanish. What should I do? How can I make her see that I can handle the two APs and that dropping Spanish is in my best interests? I know at the end of the day I make the final choice but it would be better to not have to fight her over this every time the topic comes up. Also, in regards to theatre guild, there are juniors who take three APs and do sports and still are able to manage it(I don’t do sports).
1)If she refuses to budge, your views might as well be pointless.
2)If Spanish isn’t an AP course, you might convince her the extra weighted GPA is worth it.