When I think I know, I really don't. I guess being with AP classes are difficult in the sense that they are good students and some don't like to be corrected. I have just been getting to know the students name. I only have three classes that my Co-op teaches. He teaches 2 classes a day. Two of his classes are called "wrap" classes, which only meet two to three times a week for 90 minutes (its block scheduled). There is only one class he see's everyday and they are his 4th period. They are amazing and for the most part, opened to me. One girl whose locker is right next to the class, seen me this morning waiting for my Co-op to arrive and started talking to me without hesitating; that was really nice! My co-ops first wrap class, are so serious and straight forward. They are not very welcoming. The first couple of Friday's I was there, they didn't even acknowledged or said anything until I said something to them. They are all senior AP students and most will graduate in January. One student today, was one that my co-op spoke to about with an art teacher next door. This students SAT score was a 1090 and he is one that is planning on applying to Harvard. He is #3 in his senior class, so when I found out he did poorly on his SAT score, I was so confused, and couldn't put the puzzle piece together. How could that happen? He's very active in class. 

I think what's most difficult for me right now, even though I am still not teaching until next week, is that these students I feel  are hard to reach because maybe they see right through me? And maybe realize I am not from their area, or didn't ever take AP classes and their behavior shocks me! Compared to both my private Catholic high school and city high school I attended, I never seen students respect and be good in class like they are. I am bored half the time when my co-op is teaching because they just sit there, listen, some participate and get on with class. There is no diverse in two out of the three classes. It's kind of like I crave for someone to make a mistake in order for me to really help him. My co-op right now is really trying to get them to think critically, think for themselves, and trying to cut their apologetical selves after each answer they give because they think it's not what the teacher wants. I want some diverse personalities. I want them to trust me and open up more to me.