Language Arts is my thing. I love to read and write. I am in seventh grade and I can read adult-level books. It is not hard for me at all. (I don't mean to sound as if I'm bragging, but I'm not about to pretend I'm dumb) My Language Arts teacher really gets under my skin. She is annoying to begin with, but then she informs us that she knows nothing about us or our skills. She refused to talk to any teachers from sixth grade. So, she has no idea who is smart, who can read well, and who cannot. And she admitted this to us! But then, we read a short story that I read in third grade and she has us answer comprehension questions like, "What is the main conflict?" and "Who is the main conflict between?" This tore me up. I couldn't belive it. And then, to make matters worse, she has us take a test on vocabulary words, asking us what words like "immensely" and "gait" meant! She then had us take a sort of reading assessment, but her lessons have not improved. Am I just in a lower class and need
2006-09-03
12:50:40
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