Well, It's Been Real

Tomorrow's our last class, so I just wanted to say thank you to all my students for being so great. I had a really fun time working with you, and you all deserve some delicious cookies like the ones in the picture above. However, I'm a mean teacher, so unless one of you brings cookies tomorrow, this note will have to be thanks enough for you.

If you're finishing the Advanced Courses or if you're taking a break for some reason, then I wish you the best of luck! If you're continuing, there's a good chance that I'll be your teacher again in the future, either in the next class or another upcoming one.

Keep in touch--if you ever have any English questions that I may be able to help with, or if you just want to say hi and hear my opinions about Guns N' Roses, rice, Quebradas, or Celine Dion (Great, Monotonous, Skinny Roads, Horrible), then call or send an email. I also have my language learning blog, Sitzman ABC. You can follow it directly or through Facebook, and if you have an English question, please submit it and I'll try to cover it in the blog.

Once again, thanks for a great class, and best of luck to you all!

-Ryan 

Homework Assignment Before Final Class

As you (should) know, this Saturday is our final class. For most of the class we'll be doing presentations, so please be prepared with those. Remember that they'll count for your final grade. That also means that we'll have to be efficient, since I've got to give you all your final grades after your presentations.

The other thing I need you to do before our final class is to make sure that your blog is complete. Remember that it'll count towards your grade, as we discussed in class. This week will be your last chance to add any more information, posts, or comments on your partners' blogs that you didn't get done before.

Your final blog homework is this:

Write a paragraph or two responding to one of the following prompts:

1. What will your life be like 10 or 15 years into the future?

2. What sorts of advances will be made in medicine and healthcare in the future?

3. How will education and/or business change in the future?

4. What do you think life in Costa Rica will be like in 20 years? Will things be better or worse, and why?

Regardless of the topic you choose, please make sure your answer is complete with good thoughts, explanation, and carefully-checked grammar and mechanics. Your homework assignment was pages 50 and 51 in the textbook, and those pages contain good phrases and vocabulary that can help you out with your blog.

Remember, I need to review and grade your blogs this before class on Saturday, so the deadline for this and any other blog-related items will be this Friday at noon. If you have any questions or problems, please comment or email me as soon as possible.

Have a great week, and see you on Saturday!