There are many qualities that make a teacher fantastic. Some general qualities are patience,
understanding, being accessible for questions outside of school, being approachable,
and focused on teaching instead of getting off track. In the past years, I have had both good and
bad teachers. My two favorite teachers
that I have had, who both happen to be English teachers, are Mrs. Kalmakis from
6th grade and Mr. Olivo from 8th grade. I really enjoyed Mrs. Kalmakis’s class
because she created interesting assignments and lead great discussions about
books that we were reading. I liked Mr.
Olivo because he also lead fantastic discussions and made fun assignments for
us to do, but he also listened to your questions and did anything he could to answer
them clearly. I think if you, Mrs.
Gallagher, follow along these guidelines, you will be a great teacher and make
this year a terrific learning experience for all of us. I can’t wait to use technology every day and
get better equipped at it!
After watching John Green’s very inspirational
video, An Open Letter to Students Returning to School, about how it is your duty to use your education to do great things for
yourself and the world, I was truly inspired.
I completely agreed with all the points he made in his video. It is each and every student’s duty to ask themselves,
“Do I want to work hard and achieve great things?” And if a student answers yes to that
question, then they need to put in the time and effort into school and
appreciate what they have at their fingertips and use it. John Green’s video inspired me to look at
each subject and point out all the interesting things I will learn in that
subject. This makes the subject more
exciting. For example, today in
chemistry class, my teacher put rubbing alcohol on her lab table and then lit
the liquid on fire. I thought that what
happened was so fascinating and the fact that we are going to do experiments
like that in the future now makes me even more excited to come to class every
day. My academic goals for this year are
to study harder for the subjects that I struggle in, Honors Chemistry and
Honors Algebra 2, and work very hard to hopefully win the Century Award again
like I did last year. I also want to
take chances with my writing, in all subjects, in hopes of stepping outside of
the box to make all of my assignments more original. I also hope to become a better tennis player
and dancer. In addition, I want to
restart piano lessons and advance to high levels. I am going to reach these goals with the same
mindset; if I really want to achieve, I have to be willing to try my hardest
and if I really am determined, I will accomplish all these goals. An
Abundance of Katherines is my favorite book my John Green, and is one of
the many books that inspires me to become a writer. In the long run, I hope my new fond
determination will allow me to reach my greatest goal someday; to become a
writer like John Green, and maybe someday even write my own novel.
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