Blog Entry: 12 Reflection

           The experiences I had so far were great and in such a short period of time I’ve learned so much. I didn’t expect to have a class that was interesting and kept me participating. Everything wasn’t great, there were challenges but it kept me on my toes. I knew the class was fun and Mr. Smith was pretty easy going but never under estimated how much work there would be. There were many challenges and benefits of this class that made me a better writer. The movies and the stories were interesting enough to keep writing. There are still a few weeks of class to learn and improve.

           The only think I can say I did well is finishing and posting the essays on the blogs on time. It seemed hard to write 400 words in and hour but as time went on, it got a lot easier. The pressure to write that much kept me concentrated and stopped me from procrastinating. The things Mr. Smith did that helped me is that he put the work on his blog that instructed what we had to do. There was no such a thing as wasting time. There was no time to waste and sometimes there wasn’t enough time. Mr. Smith surprised by being so technology savvy. Since most of the students have IPhones, blackberries, and Facebook accounts he made it possible for the students to use these tools as an advantage to be a better writer.

          There were many challenges in the beginning; it was hard to keep up and concentrate. In the first two weeks all I wanted to do was leave because I wasn’t used to staying in class for a long time so I was the first one out. I actually saw improvements as the weeks passed. A bad experience was when the class took the CAT exam and I didn’t get a good score but passing. Looking the scores I wanted to do better I felt like I had a lot of work ahead of me. The bad thing is when the topic doesn’t interest me I don’t write a lot of details because I can’t seem to relate to it.

          Overall the semester is going very smoothly. There might have been downsides but it resulted in learning something. There is still so much to learn because the goal is to pass the CAT and get ready for English 101. Being in class for this short period ive learned enough to find every possibility to be a good writer.