student provided prompt

Chanler: What would happen in a world where it was the child's choice to go to school? Would you go to school?


If there was a world where children had the choice to go to school it would be unproductive. I know children "hate" school, but that is only because it has boring and dull moments. It also makes you wonder why would have to learn information you "will never use". Don't get me wrong, school is boring, stressful, and lame; however, it prepares you for a bright future. Most adults with cool and interesting jobs had to attend school to achieve that job. School is a great invention. I may sound like bit of a nerd but I can see a clear picture of how I will use certain skills in my future life. The teachers don't want to be there to bother you. They are generous enough to take their time and set us up for a good life. We should appreciate them more.

If I had the choice, yes I would go to school. I want to attend collage and go through all of the steps to have a wide variety of job options. I want to be smart enough to get a good paying job that may be able to take care of a family. Lots of students on the other hand would not go to school. In my opinion I think the students that would agree with me are fortunate enough to attend a private school. Private school is a privilege. I think all kids needs school but it is obvious that majority of kids would not go to school if they didn't have to. I think also some kids would do "home school"; however, interacting with other kids is good for you social skills that will be needed later in life.


READING TIMES:

LOFT  (i loved this book so much)
by William Goulding

And then there were six ( i am almost done with this and then i will continue in the series)

12-5 (45 min)
12-6 (30 min)
12-7 (20 min)
12-8 (45 min)


150 min

Writing Center Experience

This semester I visited the writing center to improve my literary analysis final draft. I booked and appointment with Ellery. I decided to go to the writing center because I was not pleased with my rough draft grade. When I got there I was slightly uncomfortable because I felt out of place. I felt like I did not belong there and that people were going to laugh or judge the way I write. Luckily my thoughts and feelings were incorrect. Ellery immediately greeted me and I suddenly could breath again. haha. I got out of final draft and began reading it line by line to her. As each line passed, we would discuss whether the sentence made sense or not. If it made sense we continued reading. If it sounded weird or appeared to have errors she would give me advice on how I could change a few things to improve that sentence and clarify the point I was trying to prove.

In my paper I noticed how many silly errors I had by just reading it aloud to her. I caught the majority of my errors just by reading. Granite, Ellery does know more about writing papers than I do through experience and practice. My papers fluency and structure was much better and precise. I didn't jump from point to point anymore. I feel like the writing center is a major help because when you revise your own paper you read it over and over and in a way you get used to it. When someone else takes a look at it they point out things you didn't notice after multiple read throughs. It's very helpful and I deffidently plan to book another appointment at the writing center to improve my papers.

reading update

Title: The Power of six

11/29 (20 min)
11/30 (20 min)

Title: Lord Of The Flies

11/28 (10 min)
11/29 (30 min)
11/30 (20 min)
12/1 (30 min)

Free Post

Yesterday was my great-grandma's birthday. She turned 96 years old. Her name is margeritie but we call her ''Dee Dee''. I was so excited to spend the afternoon with her. I am constantly worried when God will deicide it's her time, so every moment I spend with her is speical. Even though she's old, she says she is still young at heart, and I believe that. Dee is the type of person that still messes with you and tells funny stories. For her birthday my Uncle Brain came in town from PA to see her. We then showed up at the nursing home and suprised her. We signed her out and brought her to our house. She smilied the entire car ride, and I drive because I am now street legal. My dad cooked us a very good lunch/dinner and she was thrilled. Next we sang happy birthday to her and cut her cake. She loves ice cream, so we had her favorite flavor with the cake. I really think she had a good day, and that really means a lot to my whole family. We all acknowledge the fact that anything could happen to her so seeing her happy allows us all the get a good night sleep. :)

Blog Prompt

Prompt: How do you determine you routines?


I choose a different routine almost everyday. Those people that have the same morning routine are crazy! I like to do different scheduleds eachday. I get bored with the same thing over and over again. Anway, I don't really choose a routine. I tend to go with the flow. If I wake up extremly tired, then I'll take a quick shower to wake me up. If I wake up and am so hungry, I go get food. The main thing I am perticular about is when I put my uniform on. I wont put it on before I eat. I like to eat inconfort and get ready in comfortable clothes. My mood veries often in the morning. Somedays  I wake up and am like sunshine, I want to talk and laugh; however, other times I go hours without looking or talking to people. My mom gets real;y annoyed on those days. My mom wants me to do the same routines so she knows if she needs to get me breakfast; however, I am trying to convince her that changing it up is way more interesting. It's weird to see my opinion about routines in the morning verses my sisters. My sister has to do the same thing over and over again. I always try to tell her to do what I do, but she just laughed and said thats weird. I am ow courious about other peoples routines, so If you comment tell me how you do it.

Free Post

This weekend I had to complete my final drivers ed driving hours. My instructor Ralph was scary. We got into the car and he told me to head to bluebonnet. I got very nervous because I forgot how to get there. I decided to ask him where to go. He looked at me very dumb, but he still directed me as I asked. We were in the car about 30 minutes until he told me to go through the McDonalds drive through. I laughed inside. He made me order him a big mac with a sprite. I did great going through the drive through. Next he told me we were going to his house. I got very suspicious. Ralph said he wanted coffee. I pulled up to his scary house and waited. I had my dad on speedial just in case. After he came out he had no coffee in his hand. I decided not to question to him and just listen. We headed towards the interstate. I got so nervous. I hate the interstate because people go so fast it's insane. Sure enough I merged on perfectly. Ralph was listening to heavy metal music. He honestly made me feel uncomfortable. I kept looking at the clock waiting for my time to be up; however, I had 3 hours left. I don't know why they make you drive for long. We made at least 20 stops and finally it was time to go home. I was so happy when I pulled into my neighborhood. I parked the car and he began writing my report. He was supposed to do that while I drove but I think he forgot. Anyways, Ralph gave me a 96% on my driving grade. He told me I was very good and focused. He also said he enjoyed my company, which made me feel weird, but I laughed and thanked him anyway. I got out and went inside. My mom was so proud of me she took me to get an Icee. It was truly a good day.



reading:

The Power Of Six

11-5-13 (20 min at home)
11-6-13 (20min in the car)
11-7-13 (30 min at home)
11-9-13 (45 min in the car driving to hammond)
11-10-13 (20 min reading Lord Of the Flies)


135 min

Reflection to Island experience

During my English class on Friday my class and I were put into a situation where we had to pretend we were all stranded on a island with the class and scared first graders. We had to come up with a plan on how to survive and what we would do. Nobody took this seriously because the ''island'' we were on was the classroom floor. Anyway I was thinking what would really happen if this happen in real life. I think it would be smart if each person was assigned a task. The difficult part was getting and listening to everyone's contributing ideas. I think the boys should help get out food and find shelter. The girls should focus on the kids and doing less difficult things; however, we wouldn't throw all the work on boys. I think if it was real life, our class would go into panic mode and argue about everything. I would be so scared if it was real, especially at night. I wouldn't sleep. I'd be scared predators or scary people would get us. In the book we are reading some children are experiencing the same things we ''experienced'' at school. I'm eager to see how the children solve their issues verses how we did.