Last Entry

So I think this is probably the last entry. What should I say? It's a new year, and soon I will have a new English class that will be much different than this one. It's gonna be sick though. The plan now is to read the Sandman graphic novels, one each week, and then do some analytical papers on them. So that would take 10 weeks, so 2.5 months. And since 2nd semester begins at the end of Jan, that leaves about 5 months or so for the semester. So for the other half of the semester I'd probably read more into world mythology that I haven't already studied. Hopefully IRW will be fun, and not too much work.

It's funny how there are illusions that seniors don't have to take exams, or that they have so few exams that it doesn't even matter. I think teachers unintentionally trick you by saying, "Oh, we're just gonna have a project" and then everyone is relieved. However, if you think about it, these projects are just as time-consuming and make you delve into new things as opposed to reviewing what you've already learned. This aspect of the midterm projects is good and bad; good because you do learn new things, but bad because you are not forced to remember what you've learned from the beginning of the course. Don't get me wrong; I'd rather have a project than a midterm, but as a picky perfectionist, especially in Powerpoint, it does take a very long time to get together these presentations. One creative midterm that I am going to have in Latin is Jeopardy. We are going to split into groups and then play Jeopardy; how well your team does in the game determines what grade you get. This form of an exam is fun, but it has its weaknesses. For one, you have to have faith in your teammates, that they've studied enough. Secondly, the grading system will be hard to figure out. Does the winning team get an A, and the losing teams get B, C, and Ds? These are some questions that my Latin teacher has asked his students to think about, so if you have any comments/solutions about it, please feel free to comment.