SUMMER SCHOOL IS OVER?!

Hey guys! So this will be my last post from the inside of my Summer School classroom... I first started summer school 3 weeks ago. I thought it would consist of my doing work all day everyday. Well I was right, but many of the myths related to summer school were proved wrong! Such as the teachers killing you with the load of homework you are given. Remember, it;s summer for the teacher's too. The more work they give you, the more they mark. Second, teacher's do not give you only a few hours to prepare for a presentation, they assign it in class, give you an hr or so to work with your group and also give you the time at home to work on it. The presentations are usually due the next day. A major misconception of summer school is that it takes away a whole month of your summer. I agree to some aspects of that myth. Yes we spend all day from 8:30 in the morning to 3:15 in the afternoon at school. But teachers are considerate and allow you to work in groups all the time, let you hang out with your friends in class and when recess comes along, teachers give you an extra 5 mins to talk to our friends. They make sure that the work given is doable in class so that once we come home, we have those hours to enjoy summer with our friends and families.

           

My experience with summer school has been very positive. I came into my class preparing myself for a month of full of projects and non-stop homework. I was actually shocked when i saw that all the teachers are very loving and they are considerate of the fact that we would rather be out playing or visiting new places. Summer School has been a great experience as i got to meet a lot of new people and and learned a lot of new things. Of course, summer school meant homework, but our teacher was very kind and made sure that everything was doable within the time he gave us at school. Because of this, i was able to still go home, and enjoy whatever was left of the day. Summer school encouraged me to continue trying my best and the teacher i had was very nice and spent time going over what had to be done and made sure all the kids understood what was expected from us.

   

I will never forget my time at this school as this will be my last year of summer school. Next year is the year of 24/7 hard work and applications for university. I would not say that i wasted my time with this course in the summer because 1. i don't have to worry about it all year next year and 2. I made a lot of new friends and gained experience that will take me a long way. If i was to recommend summer school, i would definitely tell other kids to come to this school and finish courses so that they have one less thing to worry about. The staff  is very loving and the environment of the school is always welcoming.

I cannot believe that summer school is about to come to an end. Thankfully, I will take back a lot of memories and they definitely will last a lifetime.