Sorry for my brief disappearance there. I feel overwhelmed already with school starting back up yesterday and trying to get into routine again. I can't believe I'm stressed already.
I need to go to church camp this weekend, which doesn't excite me at all.
So I may as well write a bit about my classes:
A block, I have World Issues, the one non-IB class I'm taking this semester. I'm looking forward to it, partially because of the subject matter and that the teacher seems really awesome. We are watching Blood Diamond for the next few days, and from the bit I saw today, my mom was right in her description of "It's a good movie, but you will want to puke on your shoes." We get to do some debating, persuasive writing of sorts, and keeping up with current events.
B block, I have IB English 11 with Ms. Sutton. I was terrified of her in 9th grade, but she seems much more agreeable this time. Probably because this course is way less mind numbing than English 9. Sutton seems way less temperamental than Ms. Lutz (yeah!). We are launching into a unit about metaphysical poetry, which Sutton seems to actually be excited about. When the teacher is enthusiastic, it is so much easier to learn.
C block I have IB Advanced Math 12. It is a silent, awkward class which I dislike already. Because it's advanced math, and I'm not as brilliant as 9/10 of the class. Numbers and I dislike each other, words and I get along much better.
D block I have IB History 11 with Mr. Theobald. I have lots of friends in this class, and if Mr. Theobald ever stayed on topic, we might learn something relevant. I've learned so much random stuff from him that it is insane. Today we learned for 20 minutes about the purchase of Alaska, Hawaii and Louisiana... in the middle of roll call. Yesterday we talked about Logan's Run and 1984. We are suppose to discussing the question 'What is modern?'. He makes the random information interesting, impressively enough.
E block I have IB French 11. Someone decided to stick my class (21 people) and a French 122 (8 people) together (why?) and they already hate us. They would not stop whispering about how 'fracking' immature we are. We're just a tight class with many class clowns and lots of weird jokes. They seem a little uptight. Other than that, I am totally screwed as far as French is concerned. IB exam at the end of the year? That's terrifying. I'm procrastinating from French homework right now.
So, I guess this is my fate until January. It doesn't look too bad. I'm intellectually pumped for some classes*dork*. No sciences until next semester! Other than that, it's nice seeing friends again, having classes that interest me, and getting some laughs from the above mentioned class clowns.
Love,
-J-
Good luck with school this year!
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