In the spirit of a new school year, and one as a Junior! no less, I’ve decided to write preflections of all of my classes. I should note that school started last week, however, I have yet again managed to put everything off until … sometime such as now. Also, if you’re wondering why I use the last intial and not the name like most IHS students do when referring to teachers, it’s because if they don’t want their information on the internet, I shouldn’t put it up there for them. I you really want to know who someone is, ask me. Anyway, here goes:
Homeroom: Homeroom occurs only twice a year (if that), and yet it is mentionable because during it I recieved my locker number and combination, as well as an updated schedule, and I hung out with Gata during what will be our only class together for the rest of the year. I also happened to be the only person who actually brought that manilla envelope the guidence department mailed us with the homeroom listings inside… and subsequently pulled it out of my back pack and located homerooms for half a dozen misguided freshmen. After the 3rd or 4th time, I gave up and left it on the table. Poor misguided freshmen.
Honors Chemistry: Science isn’t my favorite subject, and I’m not going to pursue a career in the field, yet my luck in having excellent science teachers is exceptional. As a freshman I had Mrs. B., for sophomore Bio I was taught by Mr. W., and this year my teacher is Mr. T. Rumor has it (actually, it’s less of a rumor and more credible information from several trusted sources) that Mr. T. is one of the better Chem teachers around. (He has several Honors and AP classes and is well liked.)
At this point the class is overrun by sophomores, which is an eerily similar situation as Bio last year (except they were freshman). I only know a few people in the class- Julia, David, and Ben- and none are especially talkative. This doesn’t matter much now though because most of our time we spend at our desks (which are inconvieniently connected to our chairs, and which move when we move our chairs augh!) or at the lab tables with our assigned partners. Yes, mine are all sophomores whom I don’t know. Yet.
So far Mr. T. has done a very good job of explaining- well, anything that needs explaining, really. His homework and lab rules are reasonable, and his lectures aren’t overwhelming or boring. Plus, he combusted a hydrogen filled balloon today. Very cool.
Gym: As of yet we haven’t actually done anything remotely related to gym. Well, unless you count a syllabus that never changes and is as far from physical activity as you can get. Which you shouldn’t. And school pictures don’t count either.
As for a teacher, I have Ms. M., which is good because she’s decent. What’s better and worse is that I have gym with many of my friends, but most are in Mr. C’s class.
Expository Writing/SAT Prep: a.k.a. Expo. The class is under Mrs. G’s leadership now. Taylor and I have decided that she is quite spastic, and if you ever want a teacher who goes on the most interesting tangents, Mrs. G. would be the teacher for you. However, she’s very dedicated to both being a good teacher and teaching English, so I’m sure that I will come out of this class much better off.
In addition, Taylor and Claire are in the class. And we rarely have homework (excepting the weekly vocabulary list). Goals: Write better essays, write good essays in a short amount of time, write articulately.
Algebra 2: Taught by Mr. D., Algebra 2 is already a refreashing change from the incomprehensible blather of Geometry under Mr. J. I’m looking forward to actually learning the material this year. Plus, he’s very organized, which I appreciate. Finally, Taylor and Caitlyn are in the class.
To be continued…
