As school policies change, classes change with them. This year more students chose to take AP World History. Due to this, Mr. Nick Baker has gotten the chance to teach an AP class. This year, Baker teaches only one hour of AP World, this number could increase in the future.
The decision to not let future students take Honors World Civilization happened last year, which meant that students had a tough decision to make: to take AP or not?
“Since honors went away that kind of funneled more incoming sophomores onto AP,” Baker said. “So we had an extra AP section, and they asked if I wanted to do it and I said sure.”
So far, Baker has appreciated getting this opportunity to teach an advanced World History course. Teaching AP World has given Baker the opportunity to cover different subject matter.
“I really enjoy it. We get a little bit more in-depth in the content and there’s some different historical events and scenarios that we talk about,” Baker said.
Aside from the curriculum, Baker likes the new way that he has to teach his AP World class and help them build up new skills that they will use for the rest of their academic career.
“The biggest thing is that there’s like a bunch of different skills that we have to implement along with the history,” Baker said.
As time goes on, policies change with it. For students and teachers, these changes can be beneficial. It can mean trying an advanced class or having the incredible chance to teach an AP class.
