I just want to say that having you guys for this semester was among the most enjoyable teaching experiences I've ever had. I'm always happy to inform the rest of the English Department teachers that next year is going to be fun with "the 16th wave." I haven't encountered so many talented writers within one group at KMLA ever, and it makes teaching writing so much easier and more enjoyable when words truly land on the page.
Looking at the blog list on the left, I only see 3 students maintaining their blogs to some degree. I'd like that to be 66 blogs. I understand it is definitely vacation and hopefully most of you are using that time to relax and read and do what you want to do before jumping back into the grind. Junior year is pretty intense. That said - keep blogging and maintaining an inventory of your school work. If you end up in my class again (for anything, even debate) I'll ask you to use your blog again. If you don't end up in my classes, you should still copy and paste some of your better work. Someday you may want to read it again.
Happy New Year! All the best in the year of the DRAGON!
