Last Blog – Week Eight At Home Learning – Mary Maltsberger – 3rd period

I enjoyed English II Honors with you this year! My favorite part was being able to pick the books within a stated genre to do a project over. I also found the frequent vocabulary quizzes to be helpful in my daily life. Oftentimes, I felt overwhelmed in the classroom setting because of the disruptive and riotous students in the third period. It was difficult to focus on my work in front of me with all the noise in the background. Replacing the traditional monotonous schedule with a block schedule can be a solution for relieving this issue. This way teachers can see fewer students during the day, giving them more time for individualized instruction. In addition, students have more time for reflection and less information to process over the course of a school day. Implementing block schedules at A&M Consolidated would not only reduce the spread of COVID-19 but also improve long term retention skills in students. 

Next year, I am taking English III AP: Language and Composition. I am looking forward to the rhetorical analysis essays. As Well as learning how phrases and clauses can modify and limit an argument. It is exciting that this course explores how counterargument or alternative perspectives can affect an argument. Moreover, I enjoy AP classes which are based upon humanities and self-expression. In regard to At Home Learning, I feel as if my classes could have been more challenging and engaging this year. My work required very little critical thinking skills and more busy work. I always did all my work on Sunday and it made me question the inner workings of the American school system. Afterwards, I would think to myself, “did I really just complete a week worth of work in five hours?” Overall, I want to say thank you for the work you do every day for us. I wish you a blessed and safe summer vacation.