Emerly Lee – Week 16: Time Flies
Looking back on the year I realize that time truly does fly. I remember the late nights staying up annotations, the numerous blog posts shared and exchanged, and the times spent breaking my hand doing timed writes all feel like faint memories in the distance. At the beginning of every year, I wait as the next summer break arrives, and at the moment time feels as though it has stopped and plans to never unpause, but as summer arrives it feels as though time has slipped right out of my hands. It is no doubt that this class has pushed me far past what I believed I was capable of, I feel accomplished being able to come out on the other side. While at times I lost motivation to push further, I believe that the rigor has challenged my abilities as a writer. At times I wonder if these challenges are just a trial run for more hardship down the line, this feeling can be scary in the moment, and even scarier when you don’t make it to the other side, however, as I grow I realize you win some battles and you lose others.
As I move on to my last and final year as a high school student, I hope to be able to continue to seek more challenges because it creates more turbulent, interesting memories to look back at. I hope that even if I find failure at my footsteps, it won’t deter me from seeking more. After all, what is life if I am not seeking to find more problems? This statement goes not just for me, but everyone who may read this blog, that challenge is meant to shape and build, not break.
For the very last time, thank you for reading my blog.
Hello Emerly. When I read the title of your blog, I was interested because I also thought that time really does fly throughout the year also. I can really relate to your stories about staying up late doing annotations and that this school year has really taught me what rigor was and has also pushed me passed what I believe I thought was my limit like you. These memories we have created throughout this year has taught me an unforgettable lesson and I hope it also taught you the same lesson as we move on to our last and final year as highschool students. Your blog was a true reflection on not only this class, but also other classes that have had rigorous courses that helped me progress as a student. Thank You for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHey, Emerly! Your blog captures the ups and downs of this school year, especially this course. AP Lang has definitely been the hardest english class I have taken so far and as much as I wouldn't like to say it was difficult, it pushed me further and way beyond my capabilities and confidence in writing. Another thing that amazes me is the fact how we got in track with the assignments and work load, though there were times I would forget and miss deadlines, it is still quite impressive. I agree that time is flying by so quickly and I know before we know it we will be walking across the stage, on our graduation day. Your blog was quite inspiring and thank you for ending your blog with such a strong message!
ReplyDeleteHello, Emerly! Your blog highlights the highs and lows of this school year, which I appreciate. I feel very similarly to how you expressed your school experience: I also feel like the school year went by extremely quickly! The funny thing is that while we are actively working on schoolwork, the days feel like they are slowly passing by. However, once the year is finally almost over, it feels like everything went by so quickly! This year has definitely been my most difficult year academically, and I think that many other juniors would agree. However, we are almost done with junior year and, thus, almost done with the most difficult year of high school. I think most of us are looking forward to senior year, great work!
ReplyDeleteHi Emerly! Your blog follows a line of reasoning that I have been parsing for the last few days since AP testing. Time has truly felt like a blur, and it feels like just yesterday when I was pushing through September and October when my workload started intensifying thinking, “do it for those two weeks after APs when you’re completely done with anything and everything” (since I do not have any ‘final’ finals), and in the blink of an eye it is day three of that wonderful period of time which I am enjoying enough to make how brutal this last year was worthwhile. This was such a reflective and nostalgic last blog, and I really love how full circle it is!
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