May CyberJournal

In one of the books we read this year, Speak, Melinda Sordino wondered what report cards really said about a student, and I think that this is a question that most students have. Personally, I’ve always put a lot of effort into my grades, but sometimes, grades aren’t always what they seem – there are always things like extra credit and curved tests to take into account. I’ve always had the opinion that English shouldn’t be a subject that should be put on the same grading scale as other classes. Writing is subjective – what one reader thinks is well-structured and profound another might call meaningless. I think one of the things about CyberEnglish is that through our blogs, our writing is virtually accessible to anyone in the world – our audience pool has grown so much larger than that of a standard English class, in which usually the only person that reads the writing of the students is the teacher. Through comments and peer editing, I’ve been able to see what other people think of my writing, and I feel that it’s made me a more confident writer. Out of school, there won’t be anyone handing me a report card assessing my strengths and showing me what I need to improve on, and I think that this class has given us all a chance to begin to realize and adjust to that. CyberEnglish has taught us more than how to maintain a blog and improve our writing skills – it’s given us experience.