Another Sunday night is passing, and another blog is... not being posted. Most of the AP Langers who used to frequent this site religiously have moved on to more summery things, but for those of us still nerdy and obsessive enough to check in, I have a challenge; Do you recall that day that our beloved Bunj was absent and she had us write down blog suggestions? Well I propose we post such suggestions here, and throughout the summer we can write them up as actual blog questions, to fill the void left by the completion of our school year.
Try to not think of questions you have answers to, but instead questions you NEED answers to. Perhaps I am alone, but I found more answers in the responses of my peers than I ever thought to write myself, and feel that sort of synergy is far too valuable to stop producing now. In short, if you would like to participate, think of a question. Don't worry about developing it now, just think of a question that you would be interested in answering and hearing answered. Write it up. Hit publish post. Keep the magic going.
(200 words/karma points)
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Summertime...
Hello, puppets. *evil laugh*
Well, it's finally here. June 16th has brought about the end of sitting at desks, gripping pencils, and working furiously at your homework well past your intended bedtimes. I believe this school year has treated us all well enough, despite its ups and downs. Still, everyone needs a hiatus. A break, if you will. And so the worrying about school has ended. However, for some of you, this end is just a beginning.
I expect many of you will be finding plenty of ways to fill up your summer time with tasks you'd rather not be doing, for the greater good. Many of you will be getting summer jobs, be they retail, lifeguarding, or something altogether different. Almost all of us will have summer homework to deal with. I'm sure these things are only the start of what you have planned for the months ahead.
I want to help you dig a bit deeper than that, though. It'd be simple to give your plans for the summer. If you place those shackles on yourself now, though, you may regret it later. What is it that you want to do this summer? Does it conflict with what you intend to do? If so, are there any ways you could reorganize yourself to fit in what you want? Give us a day in your summer life, if everything were to go perfectly. Remember, summer will fly by before you even get to enjoy it if you don't take charge.
(350 words/70pts)
Monday, June 8, 2009
Never Say Goodbye
WOW.
I wrote my post title first today (I don't normally do that--with anything. College papers, OP's or anything else that needs a title. I always feel like it pigeonholes my writing). This blog, though, is different than most things I write, and as such, it deserves its own moment of "newness." This is the last blog of the year--and the last blog you will ever do as an AP Langer. While most of you are now doing that fist-pump thing in the air that you do when you're thrilled about something, I am sort of trying to post through a watery screen of unshed tears at this prospect.
My first year, the end of the year was tough--a bunch of kids that were different than any I had known at Central, yet somehow I loved them even more--it was tough to let them go. The next year was my first year taking over AP Lang, and man, that was a tough one too. And now, this year, wow. It may be the toughest one yet. I feel as though we have been through one of the most arduous journeys together, and when I look back at the twists and turns of the road we traveled I am humbled and awed by the experience.
I will save most of my internal musings about this for my final OP (and just get on with your task for this, our final blog together as an AP Lang family.
This week, my pumpkins, I would like you to use your voice and leave your mark here, on this page. You walked into 204 10 months ago not knowing what to expect or what you should think. You will leave with--well, I guess that is the question of the hour. What will you leave with--what have you learned, what have you experienced? What was your favorite day, your favorite lesson, your finest moment that you can recall? Are you different now then you were then? Better? Worse? Indifferent? What did your junior year do for you? What are your hopes for your senior year? Is there anything you want to say to your friends? Yourself? You can say whatever you want--just, please don't end your post with saying "goodbye." Because, it's not really "Goodbye"--it's more like, "See you later."
I wrote my post title first today (I don't normally do that--with anything. College papers, OP's or anything else that needs a title. I always feel like it pigeonholes my writing). This blog, though, is different than most things I write, and as such, it deserves its own moment of "newness." This is the last blog of the year--and the last blog you will ever do as an AP Langer. While most of you are now doing that fist-pump thing in the air that you do when you're thrilled about something, I am sort of trying to post through a watery screen of unshed tears at this prospect.
My first year, the end of the year was tough--a bunch of kids that were different than any I had known at Central, yet somehow I loved them even more--it was tough to let them go. The next year was my first year taking over AP Lang, and man, that was a tough one too. And now, this year, wow. It may be the toughest one yet. I feel as though we have been through one of the most arduous journeys together, and when I look back at the twists and turns of the road we traveled I am humbled and awed by the experience.
I will save most of my internal musings about this for my final OP (and just get on with your task for this, our final blog together as an AP Lang family.
This week, my pumpkins, I would like you to use your voice and leave your mark here, on this page. You walked into 204 10 months ago not knowing what to expect or what you should think. You will leave with--well, I guess that is the question of the hour. What will you leave with--what have you learned, what have you experienced? What was your favorite day, your favorite lesson, your finest moment that you can recall? Are you different now then you were then? Better? Worse? Indifferent? What did your junior year do for you? What are your hopes for your senior year? Is there anything you want to say to your friends? Yourself? You can say whatever you want--just, please don't end your post with saying "goodbye." Because, it's not really "Goodbye"--it's more like, "See you later."
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