Assignment 26 Victor Allison

English has honestly been one of my favorite classes this year. We rarely had homework, and the in-class work was hardly as tedious as other classes I've taken. It's chronological location in the middle of the day also marked the "hump" of the school day, and the period right before lunch. That being said, one source of discomfort was the Socratic seminars, which often became numbingly repetitive, although this was likely partly due to us rather than the curriculum. I also thought that having to grade everyone's essays as a group might have sacrificed time that could have been spent on other exercises. But if I had to choose one single aspect of the class that I would change, it would be that we spent almost no time at all developing a secret school-themed rock band to participate in an annual band competition at the end of the year.

I'm not saying that we haven't learned valuable skills in the class. But I'd just like to point out that we could be a real force to be reckoned with in this year's Battle of the Bands. And are you really going to let those posers who kicked you out of their band go home with the title? And that new guy, Spider or whatever? What a dope.

I do feel very well prepared for the AP test, and I think my writing has probably improved with such ample practice. But still. Real missed opportunity.