I don't know how many of you will actually look at this blog again (especially since I know most of you detested it during the school year) but I just wanted to let you know that I am incredibly proud of each and every one of you. The scores were great, but more importantly, I wanted to thank you for your hard work this past semester. All of you improved tremendously over the semester and it could not have been done without your hard work and dedication. I know that I worked you hard at times, and I know at times your probably wanted to kill me, or Joseph Conrad, but you did the work without [much] complaint. I hope you understand that all the work I asked you to do was to not only prepare you for the AP test and college, but hopefully the real world.
On a more sappy note, I already miss you guys. During my last semester teaching, you were the bright spot in my day. Coming to school and preparing lessons for you was a privilege for me. I know that probably sounds strange, but it is true. Your potential and hard work inspired me to work harder because I never wanted to let you down.
Thank you for a great semester. Thank you for all of the open discussions, whether it be about gender, racism, imperialism, life, or death. You taught me just as much as I taught you; I am a better teacher and person because of each and everyone of you.
I hope you continue to keep in touch. I will be going to back to school full time in August at UNCC, so I may see some of you around on campus. If you would like to continue using this blog to discuss school, your summer reading, or anything at all, please feel free to do so (With that being said, has anyone started reading Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman? I heard Atticus Finch is a racist in this novel!? Thoughts?)
So because I am Ms. Payseur, and because I am annoying, I am going to leave you with one of my favorite poems. I promise, you don't have to do a TPCASTT :) It's from the preface of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman.
Have a great summer.
Have an even better freshman year.
Study hard.
Meet interesting people.
Be a little weird.
Love,
Ms. Payseur
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