I have learned many different things in this English class so far. I hope to learn many other things before the class is over. I have learned that you don’t always have to know what someone is talking about in a book or just in general. When you are confused or don’t get something all the way, it is always a good place to start. Confusion is a good thing whether you believe it or not. You have to be confused before you can actually understand something fully. You can’t ever read too much into something especially when it is something you don’t understand. Reading too much into something can be a bad thing, it can make you even more confused in the long run. You can’t ever be too serious with everything you talk about in class. If you are too serious students will be afraid to share what they feel. Being too serious and too strict can hinder a students learning in more ways than one. You have to believe that things can always have a fun side to them. Let the students figure out for themselves what they like about a book or assignment and if in the end they find nothing. You can direct them in a way that shows them something they can like about a book or assignment. Teach them to open their minds and heart in ways they had never thought possible. In the end I am sure many students will feel that not only have they learned things from text books but they have learned things that will go with them way beyond they classroom. They will carry these important lessons with them throughout the rest of their lives. You can only hope that teaching them to open their minds and hearts will teach them to be more kind and caring people in the real world to come.
Maggie Furnas
