On August 12, 2019 I woke up with excitement to go to school I jumped out of bed ran to my parents room to wake them up and got ready for the day. I was so thrilled to to be back in school I hate being on vacation the endless day the voice of my parent yelling at me I was just out of it and ready to go back to my normal routine of being an everyday student with a schedule that goes from bell to bell and appointment to break and lunch. I was so excited because I love meeting new friends and little did I know that this year I would meet my best Friends and have 80% of my classes with them and enjoy. Throughout the day I meet all my teachers and they gave there usual introduction but there was one that stood out my Fifth period AP English Language and composition class with
Dr.Preston he seemed quite normal a first with he bare walls and his quiet environment but then out of the blue he said fuck and shit which surprised me at first I thought this guys crazy hes going to get fired but we settled and and realized how he's not afraid to speak his mind he just wanted us to feel comfortable with him and let us feel welcomed.
I was at ess knowing that I can express myself and be who I want to be in the class without anyone telling me how I need to handle myself. So I was content while he was talking then he mention his accomplishments and showed us some of his previous blog which at first didn't know what it was and later started to explain Open-Source learning when I heard these words I thought we where going outside and learning out there but he grabbed my attention when he said "This courses is for you to learn and grow as a person and Open-source is the key to that success:" Which has stuck with me throughout the semester and always motives me to do better in the course.
After all the excitement dialed in he started to tell us what his course was about he mention blog,journals, memorize poems and making videos I was like I'm out because first of all I don't even know how to make a blog or how everything is going to work but he started to explain and I calmed down and started to like how we can put or own spin on everything and that there no right or wrong way of doing it. The journal where confusing to me the whole semester half the time I didn't know what the question was asking or others It just didn't apply to me and I didn't have a way if answering it. A few poems and stories we had to recite where "Richard Cory" that was devastating because of the ending, "Fox and Socks" A crazy tough twister , And Dream.
Mid way thorough October was my tipping point I felt like I wasn't going to make it I was so stressed and I wasn't doing my journal and I just felt like I wanted to drop the class and move on. but something inside me told me to push on and keep going and trying my best and ended up not doing a literature analysis which made me fall behind and slack off. But November kicked in and I had to do my best and try my ass off to do what I can.
\I accustomed to the routine and daily blog and started to do my journals and just got the hang of the whole open sources learning and was quite well at it. As a learner and writer through the semester I've improved a lot and gain many skill that helped me move on and do my best plus the amazing and beautiful partner that sit in my table and help me through thick and thin. I had an open mind set and I hope to bring it with me next semester and try my best.
August fells like it was a long time ago but in these 4 moths we've been thorougher I've gather valuable skill that I can use thought my life after high school and implement in those classes and in the classes I'm currently taking I hope I have a better year next semester and that all goes well Happy holidays.
