Final Blog

Over the semester I believe that my confidence in writing has improved dramatically. While I question whether or not my grammar has seen any improvements, I have the courage to write like an educated student. I do not believe that I came into the class with major errors in the content of my writing, but my grammar was lacking, specifically my incomplete sentences. Concerning the content of my papers I do hope that I am not arrogant in the belief that I have minor issues. I came into this class deeply concerned that my English papers would be ripped to pieces, and that my style of writing would be uncomfortably changed. I do realize that with different teachers my style might have to make a dramatic one eighty, but in this class I found writing extremely comfortable. Regarding major issues that I came into this class with, they include; writing a thesis, run on sentences, punctuation, and conclusions. These issues are now much more relaxed in my writing. Throughout the semester the careful revealing of my mistakes and issues helped me to grasp what I had issues with, without destroying my confidence in writing.
I was so glad that you were a teacher that allowed class discussions, and debates. I already had a good amount of comfort in dealing with class conversations, but the conversations allowed more critical thinking and analyzing of debate topics. I enjoyed hearing my educated peers thoughts and views on current issues. We discussed many issues that otherwise I may not have even considered. The discussion over racism though language, many topics came up that altered my attitude in an issue that I did not even realize was still an issue. In high school teachers teach issues of the past, but are careful with the current, in order to avoid scaring or altering each student view of the safe, secure world they are about to be thrown into.
Overall, I am happy with this class and its end. I find that writing a 300 word essay is not as scary as the beginning of the semester, and becoming emotionally involved in my writing is much more comfortable. I still worry about grammar, but I am aware of my issues, and must continue to progress.