The pressure of a deadline can produce really good work. Procrastination can make you crazy, and it can create unnecessary stress, but it can also spark creative and focused work. Keep going. I'm so interested to see what comes out in the last 15 hours of summer homework.
Look, let me be very transparent here: if you are not done with your work, and you feel sad about it because you really wanted to be in this class, just turn it in. Turn it in! Accept the natural consequences (partial work = partial credit); understand that summer homework is your ticket into the class, but nobody said it had to be perfect.
Don't get me wrong: we deeply appreciate kids who get the entire thing done and in on time. That's amazing, and worthy of respect.
But that doesn't mean you can't turn it embarrassing summer homework, and still have a great experience in AP and finish the semester strong.
My advice to those of you who are looking at that 3:00 p.m. deadline and can't decide whether to cry or yell or go to sleep or go throw the notebook in somebody's backyard pool.
Take a breath, and work hard until 1:00, just like millions of Americans are doing across the country right now. Join up with the people in the world who are, right now, working at their jobs. They may like their job; they might not like their job. Nevertheless, they are doing their job.
Then eat a yummy lunch, take a shower, turn in your notebook, and feel satisfied. Come home and take a nap, then work on the blog.
I promise you that you're going to be OK.
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