As an senior in high school, I was offered the chance to take IB English. IB stands for International Baccalaureate and is a rigorous program just like AP, and any high schooler that went to an IB school knows the horrors.
By the time the third trimester was about to begin, I had settled down with a wonderful, but slightly crazy, fun teacher. They were fair graders and firm but polite. All of that suddenly changed when I was thrown into another teacher's class, and this wasn't any normal IB teacher, this was the IB director for the whole school! Over the course of the last trimester, I was with people who I didn't know very well with a teacher who was a very hard grader and who I knew nothing about. Despite all of this, I somehow ended up loving this teacher and wished I had him all year. I even grew to love his "Nuggets of Wisdom," which I have decided to share because, believe it or not, this crazy weird teacher knew a thing or 20.
1. Form straight lines when mowing the lawn.
2. Read with vigor.
3. Speak with thoughtful diction.
4. Listen with intent.
5. Write with flavor.
6. Each day is a new opportunity for success.
7. Bring your television to the recycling yard.
8. Truth may be short term suffering, but long term success.
9. Life often reflects themes in literature. Don't forget them.
10. Park your vehicle; ride your bike.
11. Turn your hobby into a career.
12. Inform yourself prior to making decisions.
13. Groom yourself in the morning and your day will be more successful.
14. Use a good pen; writing will be even more enjoyable.
15. Life is too short to spend it driving around in a car.
16. Task accomplishment has more vale then "hanging out" with friends.
17. Reflect often upon your strengths and successes.
18. Fat globs = BAD.
19. Coffee = GOOD.
20. Your earthly vessel is a temple; monitor closely what goes into it.
