I'm sure I'm not the only person that finds this class challenging, and nearly overwhelming, and although there's a lot of work to do, it's still a very fun class. Even though I dread the work, I'm glad I'm not sitting in a regular English class doing busy work or whatever. Actually having to think and challenge myself is fun.
Does anyone else feel the same way about this class?
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I totally agree with you. Even though it would be easier and way less stressful to sit in a regular English class, it feels nice being challenged. And it's a relief knowing our class will probably be more prepared for college than kids in regular english classes. Half the time we're in class I'm just trying to understand everything we're talking about, but eventually it all sinks in. And although Mr. Bruno confuses/frustrates/scares me sometimes (no offense to him), I'd rather have him as a teacher than someone just giving me pointless worksheets or vocab quizzes every day. And it may seem like this class will never end, but it will. And when it does we're gonna celebrate. Believe me.
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ReplyDeleteI completely disagree with you.
ReplyDeleteNot really, I just wanted to be the first person on this blog to say that.
Mr. Bruno also scares me with his intellect and his nonchalant attitude to the amount of work that is due this month. Hopefully we be better people for this and Natalie, you can count me down for bringing the chips and dip. Hope you guys like ranch.
I'm totally with you guys, there is a major work load that came along with this class and it is certainly overwhelming. I know I'm not the only person in this class who does a lot of sports and other activites all throughout the year. Having such a busy schedule is making it hard for me to complete all my assignments by their designated due dates. But...we are all capable of completing this course and when it's over we will be thankful that we took it.
ReplyDeleteDaniel I agree with you 100%. I'm falling behind more and more withe the poetry project and all of my extra activities aren't helping me catch up. I need to skip ine day and do a lot of work to catch back up.
ReplyDeleteI'm with all of you 100%. Does this count as a blog post? I fail, and can never remember to blog! There is sooo much work, and I have to remember this too! But Jess is right once it is all said and done we are going to be thankful we did it. Mr. Bruno is brilliant (I'm not a suck-up, I honestly believe this and he knows that) and we're all lucky to have him as a teacher, as intimidating as he can be. Kudos to all of us for even signing up for the class.
ReplyDeleteNever before have I learned such an intellectual and interesting way of learning literature until i joined Mr. Bruno's class. Mr. Bruno has opened my mind in writing and interpretating literature. I learned I need to change my writing to make it A material. Also think the workload is a lot, but there is good in it. We better get use to it in high school so we can prepare for college.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you COMPLETELY.. I was not expecting this class to be as hard as it is and I am honestly overwhelmed by it. And Greg, I most DEF agree with you on Mr. Bruno scaring you, everytime I open my mouth I feel like he's going to be thinking that I'm stupid lol. But yes, this class is a lot harder than I imagined, however, I know its going to help ALL of us come next yr.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely agree with your statement! While this class requires alot of work, it is a great challenges and causes me to think more deeply and into poems and literature than I usually would.
ReplyDeleteI am glad you guys have been helping each other with the anxiety of this class's requirements. I know it is a lot. I read everything you guys do (and then some) to remind myself about the amount of time needed for each novel, poem, play, essay, etc.
ReplyDeleteI think Jess has got it right. You can see in her writing there the moment when she just gives up with the comments about the difficulty and decides that you all can do this. You can. You are learning one of the most difficult lessons school can teach you: Being a student is an act of courage.
There are classrooms everywhere where students are sitting atrophying by choice or curriculum. I hate to think that those places exist, but they do. Your choice to take this class is a step toward maturity, to taking on the bear and not wincing when you get swiped by the claws (and no, I am not the bear).
Even in teaching, we require courage. Author Parker Palmer writes about the courage needed to teach (and learn) in his book The Courage to Teach:
"By intellectual I mean the way we think about teching and learning-the form and content of our concepts of how people know and learn, of the nature of our students and our subjects. By emotional I mean the way we and our students feel as we teach and learn-feelings that can either enlarge or diminish the exchange between us. By spiritual I mean the diverse ways we answer the heart's longing to be connected with the largeness of life-a longing that animates love and work, especially the work called teaching" (Palmer, 5).
If what we do in the classroom does not challenge us intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually, we will never grow. That is what I have planned for the year. Are you ready to see yourself become more than you were at the end of your junior year? I personally am looking forward to seeing what happens by the end of the year.
Happy Thinking.