I can't believe we only have three more weeks of classes.  How the time goes by.  The thanksgiving break went by so fast.  Part of me wishes I was back home.  I miss the home cooking.  I tell my mother that and that means the world to her.  Along with the end of the semester come finals.  I find the word “finals” a bad word.  I am somewhat scared.  I know I am ready for the math final, but I have some anxiety and fear.  Is that okay?  I have always had problems with final exams in high school.  Junior year was terrible for me.  I bad so much anxiety, I became mentally ill for a little bit.  I had trouble functioning.  The day of my last exam, I was so nervous after the exam, I just locked myself in my bedroom the entire day.
I know I am ready for the final exam you are going to give us.  You have always told me how well I am doing and I thank you and Jason for a positive experience in math this semester.  Math Fundamentals With Computers is a class I will never forget.  I really admire how you bring life into the course.  I feel you have mixed the class very well with math and discovery of life.  I only have positive and nice things to say about you and your class.  I look forward going to your class every morning.  I really enjoy doing math on the computer.  I understand it because I see it on my computer screen and by seeing it, I understand it and learn to like math.  It's a great experience.  I just hope my future math classes are as enjoyable as yours was.  I know that the next three weeks of class will be memorable and FUN.
Not only have we gone through the process of learning math this semester, we also dealt with the terrible tragedies of September 11. Our country is going through hard times.  We are sending American soldiers to Afghanistan to fight a war.  More lives will be lost.  All we can do is pray for their and our safety and give love, be nice to others, and help out as much as we can.  I don't understand the meaning of being mean to people or saying something mean to someone.  Why????  That's what I ask.  Why do you need to be mean or say something hurtful?????  It doesn't make sense.  That's my belief Well, I am looking forward to the next  three weeks and I will study hard for the final.