What we learned in summer school ...We came together for five weeks for five hours a day and while the final exam may not say we learned everything we were supposed to, this is what we would like everyone to know we learned individually, together, and from each other …
Constance: I learned more than school work; I learned life lessons, like not to judge a book by the cover.
Guadalupe: I learned to read a book in a week.
Micha: I learned to not doubt myself and that if you have a teacher that really cares about you then you can do anything like learn how to spell 99 SAT words.
Chris: I learned to love reading and that sometimes the teacher yells because she cares.
Kierra: Ms. Grosser taught me to work hard and earn what I want in life, that I’m not the only one with problems. It’s not even just her who helped me learn but also the other students. They taught me not to be so judgmental and to try things before I say I can’t.
Thalia: I not only learned a lot about American authors but also about myself. I learned hard SAT words that I now use in my vernacular.
Sean: During these amazon 5 weeks I learned damn near 100 SAT words and I can actually tell you what they mean.
Manny: I learned a lot of these SAT words. I think that I’m more of a visual learner and I found that out here. I never read and I mean never but I did here. I actually enjoyed summer school so I think that I learned something.
Sade: I have learned a plethora of new SAT words and have learned to associate pictures and words as a new way of studying. I have read, understood and summarized four books and have learned how to write and go into detail, writing way below the surface.
Sanaa: I learned to let some personal things go, to really try and not to cheat at all.
Maria: I learned to like writing and reading books; I learned about different cultures and am glad to have been a part of our “united nations”.
Farrell: I learned a lot of new words and to write in more detail.
Brad: I learned that sometimes bad things happen so good things will come. I failed day school but am glad ‘cause I met some of the most genuine friendly people I have ever met in summer school. They have given me the time of day and it will be a sad day when we leave. If I had the chance to go back and graduate on time, honestly, I wouldn’t.
Umang: I learned how to make other friends and to share. I learned ways to understand people and rich vocabulary.
Victor: I learned how to study for vocabulary tests, that I actually like reading books, how to compare myself with a story, and I gained more imagination to write.
Shahrom: I learned how to compare a movie and a book, about the time period in which author’s lived, and how to study for vocab tests and how to be active in class.
Kendra: I learned how bad of a procrastinator I am and that this is a bad habit I need to change; I learned a lot of vocabulary words that I would never have remembered in day school.
Ja’chole: I learned that it’s Okay to write poetry and that I’m good at it, that it’s Okay to be myself and that I have to learn how to adapt to my new surroundings.
Clinton: I learned that a lot of different people could put their differences aside and get along and that learning 99 words in 5 weeks is easy when the right person uses the right methods. Learning is fun if you make it fun.
Ms. Grosser: I learned that when students let go of narrow thoughts the world of friendship opens wide; I learned that reading and writing and learning can unite people in ways that are difficult to explain; I learned that I could grow to love and appreciate 23 young people from distant lands and different schools in 5 short weeks as if they are my very own.
Louise: I learned how to deal with Ms. Grosser (and how to read more and new SAT words).
Avory: I learned how to love a stranger.
The questions I pondered during dinner with my 3 dear teacher friends (Desiree, Kristina, and Maureen) from my Randallstown days ...
where does the time go?
how do they do it with more than one child?
do they know how much I value our years together in the classroom?
have any of us ever worked harder than we did in those 5 years?
have any of us ever found that same incredible team spirit we created and clung to?
what will we look like when we start to see our children graduate?
where does the time go?
how do they do it with more than one child?
do they know how much I value our years together in the classroom?
have any of us ever worked harder than we did in those 5 years?
have any of us ever found that same incredible team spirit we created and clung to?
what will we look like when we start to see our children graduate?
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