Spanish
"She helps me get my first language better." - 8th grader
"I have never seen this style of teaching. It is very different but different is good." -9th grader
"The strengths are that she takes the inniciative (sic) to help you. She helps you at anytime and is more like a friend that you respect rather than a teacher you take orders from." -8th grader
"She is able to flex her teaching methods in a way that meets everyones (sic) needs." - 9th grader
"I appreciate how she approached us and asked us how we wanted to learn." -9th grader
"She really makes things interesting and challenging with all the readings and poems she has us read because she picks stories that makes us think critically. Its (sic) exceptional since she makes us use our imagination in almost every class period." -9th grader
"I really like the color coding. And she makes us say the words. And we play games to learn, which I love." - 10th grader
Performance Arts
(Grade-level not noted in evaluation.)
"HollyAnne is a very organized and fun teacher. I love how she can entertain us by being funny and we still learn."
"I have learned lots of new games that that have, slowly, made me overcome my shyness."
"I think a good thing about the class is that she has the class where everyone is a part of the teaching portion."
"It makes me want to get better."
"This class was actually like a class unlike other electives. I highly respect her because she signed us up for A-Team [a theater, tech and production group for students in conjunction with a professional theater in Houston] and her way of teaching the arts was pretty cool. For a first year, I love the arts now."
(On my birthday, a tornado came through. This was taken when the front had finally passed. We were feeling antsy after being holed up for hours waiting out the storm and we were soaking wet -- hence the leopard slippers instead of shoes -- so we took the afternoon "off": we watched YouTube videos of STOMP!, played improv games and practiced making ridiculous faces. It was a wonderful birthday.)
