26 Hannah Freibert

Not reflected in my sub sub sub par blog posts, I genuinely feel that my writing has notably improved this year. Not as though you would ever change this, but I side with you on teaching to the test and think you stayed focused on that throughout the year. I found the timed writings effective and that one book with a title and author I cannot recall over Language and Comp essay writing to be helpful. If we were to read it now, most of the author's key points seem second nature and obvious to us, but at the beginning of the year each piece of information was a new one, and I think that reflects growth and success. The vocal quizzes I would encourage in the future mostly because they hold the student accountable for something. If you simply remember to look over the words, its an easy A, but if you choose to slack the combination of grades can tank your overall. Additionally they helped with the PSAT. I appreciated that you focused on the ACT around April. I can also stress the success of class discussions, they encourage people to synthesize sources and form opinions in addition to making new connections. And finally, regrets. Maybe the timing was just poor this year but the week period of socratic seminar questions I recall being extremely unbearable. It seemed like all the teachers had chosen the same 3-5 day period to dump their hardest assignments on us and I think it's safe to say that the hours of sleep ran low for the academy that week. Perhaps in the future, have only two a week, spaced out instead of consecutive days.