AEP T2 BLOG 4 - Summer Rose S. Valdez

New year, new continuous loop of sighing as my weary fingers hover over my keyboard whilst my thoughts remain empty. It has been nearly a full year of doing this repeatedly, yet the blank digital page of nothingness intimidates me yet again every time it glares back at me. As I experience this phenomenon for the first time in the year of 2024, I am suddenly hit with a new wave of nostalgia. Along with that nostalgia comes a sense of determination to make the blogs this year better than what I have ever done before. And to that sentiment, I say, challenge accepted. Let's do this.

January 15 - Straight Into Action

Now that our magnificent AEP teacher, Miss Disa, is back in school, we're back in action. Straight into action. For you see, without any sort of delightful word game warmup, we were instantly hit with the usual vocabulary quiz tradition. Although it wasn't as "usual" this time. Due to the fact that the wearied smart board was unusable for that day, the aspect of having a wheel be spun for the vocabulary quiz was out of the picture. An exciting way to begin the year, isn't it? Writing the answers to the questions vocalized by the teacher was not usual in AEP. But I liked it, fresh and new. It's a new year after all.

January 16 - "Zu- What Now?"

The second meeting of the year surely started off immensely unexpected. We won the Contexto game in four words. Four. Although i'm unsure as to who uttered the word, "kindness," they really surprised me. Whether or whether not they were cheating, I assure you it took me aback. Thankfully, we were able to squeeze in yet another warmup game. Ah, Wordle. An old friend I missed seeing. Of course we completed the game with ease.

Answering worksheets is not easy. At a first glance, it's simple looking nature may fool you. As you continue answering questions, doubts start clouding your mind. Frantically searching through text excerpts for answers only to end up having to do it all over again. The true nature of worksheets. That is why I think rechecking our answers and discussing about the matter is crucial in learning, especially in this subject.

Whilst rechecking the multiple choice part, we stumbled across an unfamiliar name. Ultimately, our puzzled intuition for the word lead to a few peoples' exalted loquacity in putting our class in a state of anticipation. It was an unexpected yet amusing encounter, though. I could not help but titter a bit. Having the questions in the seatwork that used to be oh-so confusing be cleared up in discussion has widened my horizons and improved my discernment in test-taking. In my opinion, one of AEP's greatest strengths is teaching you how to understand and answer exams.

The week of Advanced English Practices since Miss Disa's arrival has no doubt been a wild ride. It is unbelievable to think that this year has just begun. All the new, yet exciting encounters in the past few days have opened my eyes. You never know what you'll stumble across in life. What truly is important is being able to take something out of every encounter, every new adventure. It seems intimidating yet thrilling, doesn't it? That's life.

Together, let us venture through the AEP journey and enlighten ourselves with every new experience. What will we bump into next?