AP World History is the king of all high school history courses. In the world of extreme roller coasters, it would be the 300 foot free fall with a tank of hungry sharks at the bottom. It's the craziest, twistiest, most challenging AP class you'll ever take...and you get to do it all your sophomore year. But once you finish it, you'll take the ultimate test - and no, I'm not talking about that one created by the college board. In the words of John Green, whom you'll all be familiar with very soon,
"I'm talking about the one that will test whether or not you are an informed, engaged, and knowledgeable citizen of the world, and it will take place in school and dorm rooms and hospitals and restaurants and places in the world. You will be tested on first dates and job interviews, while watching football and scrolling through your twitter feed. The test will judge your ability to think about things other than celebrity marriages, whether you will be easily persuaded by empty political rhetoric, and whether you'll be able to place your life and your community in a broader context. The test will last your entire life, and it will be comprised of the millions of decisions that, when taken together, will make your life yours. And everything, EVERYTHING, will be on it."
I know, right? So pay attention.
"I'm talking about the one that will test whether or not you are an informed, engaged, and knowledgeable citizen of the world, and it will take place in school and dorm rooms and hospitals and restaurants and places in the world. You will be tested on first dates and job interviews, while watching football and scrolling through your twitter feed. The test will judge your ability to think about things other than celebrity marriages, whether you will be easily persuaded by empty political rhetoric, and whether you'll be able to place your life and your community in a broader context. The test will last your entire life, and it will be comprised of the millions of decisions that, when taken together, will make your life yours. And everything, EVERYTHING, will be on it."
I know, right? So pay attention.