Journal #1

Early this year, I was in an honors geometry class that was taught by Mr. Wieland. I loved that class because Mr. Wieland made every second a lot of fun. Jokes flew around the classroom, doughnuts and cider were snacked on, and Notre Dame football news was brought up often. But no matter how fun the class was, I still struggled with what we were going over in class. It was strange, really. Homework and classwork were a breeze; math tests known as OAA's, or Opportunity for Academic Achievement, were a different story. According to Mr. Wieland, I wasn't detail oriented enough with the proofs we worked on. Although I was a little upset about leaving the class when it came up that I was failing the course, it ended up working out well. I am now in a regular geometry class taught by Ms. O'Connell. So far it has been a simple class, studying geometry from a different angle than what was taught in the honors geometry class. I know a couple of the people in my class including Sam, an 8th grader who dropped down to regular geometry as well. But those were not the only good points of my new classroom. On the way to English I stop by Mr. Wieland's room sometimes and peek in to wave if he's there. But the best part is that although I left his class, I still get to hear some of his stories during my biology class with Mrs. Petaccia. All in all, my dropping out of that class was not as difficult as I expected; in fact, my transition has been smooth, easy, and perfect.