Blessing

Thank you to my AP Lit students, especially those who have stuck with AP English and me for multiple years, for bringing the knowledge, the energy, the randomness (Clerval bubble baths, recess time) that makes AP Lit such an entertaining course to be a part of every year. You have been a part of my daughter's growth, within and without, you have treated my brain malfunctions with humor and compassion, and you make me feel supported and of consequence in your educational path. Through all the minutia and over-analysis that you find, you have become my teachers too! 

At the beginning of the year, I presented this class and its run to the AP test with the analogy of crawling to walking to running. Well, in real life, Cora has progressed to that second phase, and, from what I have witnessed in class and in your writing and in your discussions is that you have too. We are about to enter the running stage - I don't know if I'm ready for Cora's mobility, but I know I'm ready for yours - and that will include reviews of poetry, prose, free response, and MC plus 2 full practice exams. It may seem like a great deal, but think of everything you have accomplished not just in this class, but in your senior year, your high school career, your whole life for that matter. You once were a non-verbal progeny observing the world around you, taking in all of what life had to offer you, and now you are bringing all of that gained knowledge to fruition. 

I can't imagine AP Lit without all of you next year, my 25 savants. Blessed to be your teacher and blessed to be a mum to my birthday girl!

P.S. Don't forget to read through chapter 16 of Frankenstein so that we may chat about "Adam's" journey in observation of humanity. Like Grendel, humans are not the best role models in teaching morals, sanctity, and compassion.