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My Social Studies Class

       Most people dont have much to look forward to when they go to school. But i find that on the days i have Social Studies class school seems a little…better. Its the most unique class i’ve ever been in and of course thats all because of the wild, abstract, mind of my teacher, Mr.Bogush. When you walk into his classroom you can almost always expect something new. It never gets boring in there.

     On  the first day of his class he told us so many times that one of his goals was to make us think outside of the box. I think sometimes my class stumps him, because so many of us cannot function without specific direction, which we dont get because he wants us to be creative with our projects. He has said he hasnt figured us out completely, but i dont think all of  us have figured him out either. It seems like there are some students that still try to treat his class like all  the others, but in order to succeed in his class you have to  go above and beyond and aim higher than any other teachers told you  you could. Thats exactly what students need to become successful in the future.

          We dont get written tests, but i think that everyday we are being tested on the things we can accomplish, and how far outside our ‘boxes’ we can break. Of course there is social studies involved as well. We learn a lot about different topics without even noticing, because we never get lectures on topics, and we never sit in class and do book work (unless its for punishment).

        Mr. Bogush teaches a phenominal class. I’d bet on it that theres no other  class like his. The year is only half over and he has taught me so much. Not just about social studies, but more important things too. I dont think he gets enough credit for what he does, but he seems like he enjoys it, and I know i enjoy learning from  him.