Fountain Valley High School Reviews
17816 Bushard, Fountain Valley, California 92708, United States
For his Chemistry class, simply read the book and don't slack off. Doing those two these will give you an A. For AP Chemistry, however, that is not the case. AP Chemistry is arguably one of the hardest AP Classes out there and at the school. You will need to be familiar with tough concepts and I advise you start getting familiar with the Organic Chemistry Tutor on youtube; he will be your absolute best friend. Overall, the online homework is fairly easy with the answers being searchable on google, but for the packets you turn in with your activities and notes, he is very harsh grading it. When doing supplemental notes, fill out every single line and even add color; the rule of thumb is if you think its good enough, it probably isn't. You need to be above and beyond just to get full credit on the packets. Furthermore, the in class notes and lectures are utterly useless. He simply reads of the slide and does not explain what is going on, creating a lot of confusion. Only reading the book and watching Organic Chemistry Tutor will make you feel like you know something is going on. Labs are another big problem, he uses Turnitin and because of that you will almost always get 40-50% plagiarism. As soon as it goes one percent of 50 he marks off points which is very absurd. He is also extremely nitpicky on the labs, and will mark you off for basically anything. The tests, though, are what will really break your grade. The tests are very hard and the questions themselves are out to get you. It is as if he made the tests to make you fail, rather than to test your knowledge. Even though the tests are based from the book, he chooses questions from stuff you might skip over because you are simply stressed from all the classes you are taking. Curves are also based off of the highest score and not the average which is really bad when you have one really smart person in your class. Overall, I do not recommend taking this class unless you really like Chemistry, but even then there are still limitations. I used to really like Chemistry, and after taking AP Chemistry I have given up all hope of admiring it ever again.
Read the textbook which he reminds you to do all the time, so you can follow along in the class easier. Focus more on what he's trying to teach and understand it, rather than robotically write down notes which he also reminds you to do... you have been warned. This will prove helpful throughout the class, because he does "popcorn" on people to answer questions. Saying "I don't know" is not an acceptable answer. Make sure to speak loudly, clearly, and with confidence when answering questions for the class. Failing to follow instructions can lead to a variety of unpleasant attention. Lab days can be extremely tense, but just make sure you know what you have an idea of what you're doing ahead of time, imagining it by reading the instructions.
It's a pretty chill class imo. Just make sure you bring your chromebook and show attention when he's talking
Mr. Schultz is a great teacher who focuses on growing as a person and learning how to love others more. 90% of the class is writing journals- each journal is usually 2 paragraphs, sometimes 3. He reminds you that each paragraph should be about 6-8 sentences each. About 5% of the class is reflecting on yourself and comparing your life to whatever book the class is reading. The last 5% of the class is writing short stories. Overall, the class will be easy if you like to write (a lot of the class is free response).