blog post 26 - Jake Waits

Honestly, I enjoy your style of teaching. Since you didn't focus on grades and just focused on being able to write effectively and favorably, it made it easier to prep for the ap test. I liked how you went over concepts but most of the class was applying them and grading them in our essays. And although at the time I found the writing boring and tiring especially since it was at 8:30 in the morning I feel like the practice was most effective. One part of the class I found ineffective was the grading. I believe if we only graded about 6-8 essays then focused the saved time on either more writing, learning new concepts to improve our writing, or reviewing the test format then id be a more proficient writer. Im, not the best writer as you saw throughout the year, or even a good writer but I feel like your class was effective for the test as my best essay this year was definitely the one I wrote for the ap test. Im not sure if it was the pressure or what but I pulled through for the essay that actually mattered which shows the validity of how you teach.