Cher here!
After almost two years being in COVID purgatory, I got some news. So, I have this professor that I really love because she is SO smart and pushes me very hard. Her name is Professor Sidloski. She was the very last class I had before COVID struck. I was able to finish that English class, and then I got into her Linguistics class at the beginning of this year.
For those of you who don’t know what linguistics is, the course goes through 14 years of grammar in about 3 months. We went through morphology, which is the break down of words like prefixes and suffixes and learned every meaning and how to write it out using symbols. Then we did the Reed Kellog Diagram where every word in each sentence has a form and function and you have to prove it using a diagram. Believe it or not, many words function differently in each sentence so you really have to know your stuff.
I met with her before the final because I got 54% on my first exam. The quizzes went up to 70s, then 80s, but I was so nervous for the final. I organized a morning meeting at the College and she bought me breakfast so I didnt have to wear my mask, which was cute. She went through three very complex diagrams with me and sent me on my way. Well, the same day of the final, she emailed me to tell me I got 92% on the final. That was SO TOUGH. BUT I DID IT. She is the type of prof where you feel extra special when she is pleased with you. She is a pretty strict lady. Very fun too. I am unsure how she has that balance down so good.
I emailed her last week to ask if she knew classes were in person, and I wanted to take a third class of hers called “Writing for Academic Success”. Well.. she emailed me back today and THIS IS SUCH GOOD NEWS!!!!!!
Any class that says WEB is online, and everything else is…. IN PERSON!!!!!!!!!!! My prof also expressed she loves hearing from students, especially me. So my tires are INFLATED! ALL THE WAY! She gave me the info for the class and told me she would love me to take another one of her classes. So I think I will. IN PERSON!!!!
I know this is Hailey’s blog and I am writing about myself, but honestly, if it wasn’t for Hailey, I couldn’t do school as well as I do. She is SUCH a consistent support in my life. She and Brady help me a lot and celebrate my victories with me. It’s really nice to have people who are so excited for me. The 92% is absolutely shared with Hailey because she extra supports my English classes that I find so difficult. Which is funny, because my mom is an English teacher. Didn’t pass down…that’s okay!
I am going to end this rambly blog on this note:
Do not EVER settle in your life for sub par people who don’t stick with you through the hard things or celebrate your victories with you. Get yourself a Hailey. They’re pretty neat.
And here is a picture of Linguistics……
