English class is

A couple of years back, I wrote about an Application for English Class that I have students fill out. The schools and even countries may change, but my teaching techniques don't. I have modified the application a little, resulting in some different humorous responses I can share.

Students have to plug in personal information and answer questions like "What are your strengths and weaknesses in English class," "List three things that make your extraordinary and/or different from others," and "What (or who) motivates you to pursue your goals?"

Here are some of my favorite responses to the final question, "Complete this sentence: English class is ..."

• like chocolate. Its flavor remains even after it's over.
• necessary for my future.
• where you get to excell and learn an universal language.
• cool, OK, coolest, good. one of my favorite classes.
• very interesting compared to other classes.
• a short story.
• like a woman, you must cherish every moment before she walks off.
• going to be tough but totally awesome!!
• a piggy bank.
• everything the teacher and students make it
• a training ground for oblivious minds.
• a philosophy.
• where we learn how to transfer emotions into words.
• ironic, in how its overall greatness cannot be put into words.
• fun when we don't do Shakespeare.
• an interesting class but very tricky and difficult where I have to be really confident and attentive.
• scary and stressful, but necessary.
• a lighthouse in a weather of mist is about to come in any second.
• a mystery
• a series of thriller movies that makes me awake all the time with tension.
• a bittersweet symphony.
• boring unless the teacher is fun.
• a mobile phone (it helps people to communicate with one another)
• not an elective.
• English class is a tribunal and I am the criminal being persecuted.

I sure am glad they don't come in with any preconceived notions.