WOW.
I wrote my post title first today (I don't normally do that--with anything. College papers, OP's or anything else that needs a title. I always feel like it pigeonholes my writing). This blog, though, is different than most things I write, and as such, it deserves its own moment of "newness." This is the last blog of the year--and the last blog you will ever do as a junior (cause some of you may have me next year!!). While most of you are now doing that fist-pump thing in the air that you do when you're thrilled about something, I am sort of trying to post through a watery screen of unshed tears at this prospect.
This week, my pumpkins, I would like you to use your voice and leave your mark here, on this page. You walked into 204 10 months ago not knowing what to expect or what you should think. You will leave with--well, I guess that is the question of the hour. What will you leave with--what have you learned, what have you experienced? What was your favorite day, your favorite lesson, your finest moment that you can recall? Are you different now then you were then? Better? Worse? Indifferent? What did your junior year do for you? What are your hopes for your senior year? Is there anything you want to say to your friends? Yourself? You can say whatever you want--just, please don't end your post with saying "goodbye." Because, it's not really "Goodbye"--it's more like, "See you later."
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So this is my last blog… Although there is a sense of relief, it’s a bit sad too. I am sure im not the only one who feels this way.
ReplyDeleteSo I would just like to start this out on a positive word, and try to end on one as well.
2nd period English class was pretty kick ass… Most of the time.
Even though I admit I have talked bad about the class a few times when I didn’t feel like doing a assignment or didn’t feel like doing a blog every week. But in the end we kinda had it made.
We had a great teacher… or TeacherS with a s.
We had a great class, and a great year. Looking back English class wasn’t as hard as it felt.
My hopes for senior year is that I put as much effort as a can, Its my last year so I want to get as much as I can from it before I am off into the real world.
Hmm what did I like most about THIS English class.
Well I liked that it wasn’t just a normal English class.
Every year it seems like it’s the same thing just with a different book and a differtant teacher.
We also read some pretty good books.
I think I became a bit of a better writer because of this class, since we were always writing stuff! I also became pretty good friends with the people in the Lib because of all the last minute blogs I had to do.
Over all I really did like this class and I am deff gonna miss it and pretty much everyone that is in it!
My favorite lessons was when we would just talk about REAL stuff, about life, ya know stuff that mattered. Not what happed on page 190 of some stupid book. We had some deep talks, we even talked about love. You showed me that not all teachers are the same, and next year I am deff going to go into my English class with a open mind.
Oh and I loved how we had partys! Some classes the word party isn’t even aloud to be said.
Honestly I think I am going to be leaving a better person, after all these blogs and OP’s I not only got to know myself better but everyone in the class even Bungi.
Well this is the end
I just want to thank everyone for being so awesome.
I love you all even if we have had our moments, and Ill miss you guys.
Wow is an amazing title bunj.
ReplyDeleteI really can’t believe I have 3 days left with you :[.
I have to say 10 months ago I walked into 204 quiet as can be and no I can speak my mind freely. Our English philosophy talks were great just to listen and learn what other students some of the most unsuspecting speak there mind. Im am leaving with an extreme knowledge of amusingness, it’s hard to describe. Junior year at oak was good even though there was a lot of bull, I loved it. I really can say that I love your class, not just to suck up to you but because I mean it. It feels great to just speak your mind freely to a person who accepts you for who you are. I really hope that I can walk out of 204 on Friday with my head up high knowing that I got my friends and 204 has got my back.
ive experienced your wonderful teaching since i walked in you and cervi are the ones that taught me the most since ive been in highschool, my favorite day is hard to say since everyday i was in your class i left a better person learning a new life lesson almost everyday same with the lessons i dont have a favorite lesson either the finest momment is when i relized you werent just a teacher you were a friend lol kinda like a mother sometimes. im definatly a better person now then i was when i first walked into 204 my junior was a bunch of mistakes and now my senior year is pretty much over hehe ill be back bunjie to visit and tortue you gonna miss you
ReplyDeletethis whole blog is addressed to you miss bunjie :)
When I walked to 204, 10 months ago I had the big sensation that this class was going to be a hard one, and I wasn’t wrong because even though you are not like all the English teachers I have had, that make us read a book and then do a bunch of worksheets and essays, you made us do A LOT of thinking and I liked that, but sometimes is hard to think about stuff that you have never think about. I loved the book NIGHT, and I thank you for giving me the opportunity to read it, I didn’t even know that it existed, but I liked it so much !!.. This class was hard for me because of the fact that I had to go in front of the class and read an occasional paper or act, and that was VERY hard for me because I didn’t had to do that in other English classes and because English is not my first language. The moments I liked the most were when we had those discussions about reality in life, because you gave us the opportunity to express our feelings and ideas without “limitations”, even though I didn’t talk that much, I enjoyed hearing everybody. This junior year changed me for the better, because I have learned many new things and I have met amazing people, this year made me feel more “mature” even though I am just a 16 year old girl, my mind is filled with many useful experiences and ideas, I think different now, of course I love to have fun but I know when to get serious too.
ReplyDeleteI can’t wait till my senior year, and I expect a great year, I want to have great memories and continue to do my best in every class, I won’t give up just because is my last year instead, I will do better so I can finish my High School with a smile and holding my diploma with pride. I can really say without a doubt that this was my hardest year and the year I learned the most out of these 3 years. I want to finish thanking you for everything that you taught me, your class was very helpful and I know that all those things will be useful in my future, thanks for making us work hard so when we find ourselves in a difficult situation we can remember you and all the stuff we learned. SEE YOU LATER !:)
Alright. Well, first off I want to thank my parents for all they did for me, not only this year, but for all my 3 years of high school. Even if they mostly just annoyed me and always got on me about my work and grades, I know they mean well and just want me to succeed and do the best in school. But enough of that crap, I’ll start off by talking about my year in room 204, the greatest class I had this year, no lie. When I first arrived, I thought it would be the same, easy boring English that I had the past years, where we do the same things or do pointless research papers. But it was a lot different than that. The work was much harder and had more of a challenge, which I hated at first because I wasn’t used to it, but started to like it later on. It proved that I was much smarter than I normally was, and not as lazy as I was in my previous English classes. I never did, or even heard of Blogs and Occasional Papers, but started to really like them because they were easy and would really boost up your grade if you did them. I don’t really have a favorite day, even if it’s Monday or Friday, but my favorite lesson that I learned in Bunje’s class would be when we would have class discussions. We would talk about a lot of things in that class, whether it’d be something personal, serious, or just plain funny. And I loved that because for most classes, teachers wouldn’t think or even allow that. And the class is full of different personalities, which makes them fun to have. I realized my junior year English class was one of the best I had in a long time. Now that there’s only a week of school left, senior year will be here in no time! Now depending on all the stuff being cut next year, I plan to have a great senior year and do well in all my classes, and just get the hell out of this school. I’m ready to move on to college for bigger and better things. With all this said, this’ll be my very last time on this site. So, peace out blogger! And Bunje’s class! It’s been fun.
ReplyDeleteWhat can I say, summer is almost here and that means school is almost over…YES.I had a great junior year and hoping senior year goes even better. When I first walked into 204 I was thinking to myself, WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING IN HERE. But now I love it in 204. All the talks we have or the yelling talks we had were great. Hearing about people’s lives to yelling over a book we just read. The thing I would have to say I came out of 204 learning how to think about different questions and about life very very different now. How to look at people actions and what I might have done different, 204 has been a big impact on the why I think now and I needed that before I’m off to the real world in a year. Everyone in that class will never be forgotten in my mind and I hope we could talk about this year in the future. Have a great summer everyone and DON’T DO DRUGS.STAY IN SCHOOL
ReplyDeleteWell where do I start? I guess I can start with saying that I learned a lot this year. I definitely will not look at English the same way ever again. I will leave with the ability to be a better speaker and to be a way better writer. Before this year, I was a terrible writer! But after this school year I feel more comfortable with writing. There were many good times in this class but I would have to say my favorite part of this school year was the parties that we had for special days. I liked them because it was like a free day. I also liked the class descusions. They were good talks and it was like a chill day but I also learned a lot from them. This was definitely a good year for English. I learned more then I did in any other English class about life and about English. Thank you Ms. Bunje!!!
ReplyDeleteWhere to start, where to start? Why not start the first day I walked in I remember walking into 204 not knowing what to expect. I have been through a ton of other English classes but I still wasn’t sure how this class would be. At first I was lost then we had our little class discussion on what a person’s opinion of a real man was. I was sure I wasn’t any where that I shouldn’t have been just listening to how the people were talking I knew I was where I should be. I knew I was going to have fun in this class. No one could see me thinking about this class I woke up some mornings looking forward to what we may have planned in Ms. Bunjes’ class. I just knew I was headed for fun every time I entered that room.
ReplyDeleteI always laughed when I heard the jokes that people were passing around in the room during class. Many of them very logical and opinionated and others, were very punctual, spur the moment, and funny. Ill miss our little talks about random things that have nothing to do with English but are on everyone’s mind and it is very evident that it is. Examples of this was Ms. Bunjes little anger spout about the news paper article about how teachers don’t do anything and sit on their butts all summer and get paid to do so. I could sense the anger coming from her voice I knew she wasn’t happy about it at all and she wasn’t even close to being happy.
As the year comes to an end so does one of the only few English classes that I have enjoyed, and I mean only. Im still trying to find out how I was able to enjoy a subject I was taught to hate. (I blame my brother’s pressure.) I enjoyed her push to write about things. I enjoyed writing the stories and blogs, as it let me expose myself and how I think to the class and other people that had chosen to read.
Ill miss this class. See you later alligator.
wow the last blog i cant believe this year is over already its been a great time in your class it was a great learning experience it was always something interesting in our class it was great to always go into 2nd period and start my day off with one of our class discussions and the occasional papers it was great to go into your class and see and think about what other people in our class are going through and we get to learn about how one another goes about there life and what they have to go through on a regular day and its great to realize that your not the only person in the world who feels a certain type of way and how we always get into a debate on our different views i really cherished every class that i spent with your ms Bunje your are diffidently one of the teachers i will always remember
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