Wednesday, January 20, 2021
My French grades were erratic from fifth through eighth grade. I could earn anywhere from an A to a C. If the material came easy to me, I would ace it. If not, I would not work to improve. Going into high school, I was ready to dominate French class. The way I figured it, I had taken French for four... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, January 17, 2021
The Unknown Farter
Mrs. Valtana was the fourth English teacher in freshman English. What made freshman English unique was that the general and basic classes were in the same lecture. Normally, they had their own separate lectures. The story I remember most from Mrs. Valtana occurred when she was in the middle of a... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Mr. Mittens
Now is time to talk about English lecture. Mr. Zeke was my homeroom. I already talked about him. Who I have not talked about yet is Mr. Mittens. Mr. Mittens was in his first year there. He was known for his monotone voice. Most students found him boring. I loved English class. Because of my love for... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, January 10, 2021
Meeting Mr. Hopps
Part of our speech unit was write a term paper on it. I earned a 90 on it. Great you would say. However, I was late, which meant a 10-point reduction in the grade. I did not know we needed to include a bibliography. We did not have class the next day with Mr. Dell. Therefore, I had to bring it to... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, January 7, 2021
The Big Speech
The week came for my peers and me to gave our speeches. No way could 23 kids speak within a 40-minute classroom period. This was going to stretch throughout the week. The way it was determined who spoke was one of two things. One could volunteer or Mr. Dell would draw names from a hat. I felt the... Sign in to see full entry.