That's All She Wrote!

Hello peeps!  Welcome back to the blog for one final entry this school year, as we close out our high school careers. It is crazy to think about how fast it all flew by. In this blog post, I would like to take a look back on this past year and reflect upon the lessons that I have learned both inside and out of SUPA Writing 105. Enjoy!

1. The value in REFLECTION

Reflection can be so beneficial both inside and outside of the classroom.  This is a lesson taught in SUPA Writing 105 quite literally, as here I am, writing one of many this past nine months. Both in this class and SUPA Presentational Speaking, writing reflections allows you to reconvene on your learning.  You have the opportunity to think about what worked and what did not work in your process.  You also have the opportunity to identify what it is that you learned throughout your work.  While this is affective in the classroom, it is also incredibly affective in life.  Reflection is how we grown and improve as people. It is important to value past experiences.

2. Making Something out of Nothing

Lets get real.  This year took some major adjusting.  Through all of the adjusting and changing, it was easy to make excuses or slack off.  I was a person who was very used to being incredibly busy and filling every square inch of my day with activity.  It's an understatement to say that the pandemic was an adjustment. With that being said, I am proud to say that I was able to put my focus into my passion from home and continue to grow my brand, while making a name for myself as a sports broadcaster.  Because of that self motivation and ambition, I truly was able to turn a negative situation into an incredibly productive point in my life, and I wouldn't be where I am without it.  Because of my hard work and determination, the quarantine ended up being a good thing for my career.

3. It is Okay to Talk About "Sensitive Subjects"

Through the mature curriculum, I was able to learn that it is okay discuss what I had always thought to be sensitive subjects.  In fact, I learned that a lot of the conversations that we had, whether it be through writing or actual spoken dialogue, were incredible necessary and a lot of those subjects need a light to be shed on them.  They need to be talked about, whether that be inequality, mental health, etc. Regardless, I feel as though I was able to mature both as a student and a person, learning that real world issues are okay to discuss and are okay to have an opinion about. 

4. Format-Shmormat

Throw format out the door.  SUPA Writing 105 gave me to platform to creatively write in countless different ways. Gone are the days of rigorous structure in writing and literature.  Writing is supposed to be flowing and creative. Throughout middle and Junior high school, we were taught to always have an intro, body, and conclusion in our writing.  While that remains true, the restrictions are dulled and we are forced to think outside of the box and write in completely different styles from assignment to assignment.  This certainly helps us to expand our repertoire of capabilities as writers and makes us more efficient as well. 

5. You Can't B.S. College Courses

SUPA Writing 105 is a class that from the get go, I was passionate about due to my future studies in college.  As a student in a school of communications, I will be doing plenty of writing.  I also love to write and feel that it is my strongest asset as a student.  With that being said, you can't B.S. this class like you can the others.  And yes, I am fully admitting that there is a lot of B.S-.ing that goes on.  This class challenges you to always be on your A-game and out your best work forward.  It also challenges you with at times, a college level work load.  In the end, this class really helped to prepare me for what to expect with my college classes at Virginia Tech. It also boosted me to jump right to Writing 106 as a Freshman. 

All in all, I really enjoyed taking this class.  Behind SUPA Presentational Speaking, it is my favorite class that I have ever taken in high school.  Despite the difficulties of a pandemic, I was able to learn a lot and grow as both a person and a student. I can't wait for what is ahead, as I now that this class has helped to prepare me for the challenges in life and the classroom that I will face.