remembering aug-oct

Due to excessive work on my portfolio I have been unable to publish a blog the past week or so. Upon finishing the final project and handing it in, I would like to point out some of the main things we did these past weeks.
-Free writing
-Opened up to opinioated writing forms
-Read Rich, Freire, Kohn, Gatto, Pratt, and a few others
-Watched the Binta video
-Learned how to make good arguments
-Self taught class tips for writing
-Peer edited/whole class workshops
-Met Mr. McGuire in a few meetings to discuss work
-Learned to make and opertate blogs
Along with many other details to go along with these days, I come to realize we live life around assertions, and for education to mean anything to me, I must put forth my own time and go beyond abstract ways most teachers teach, and ask what or why and how inorder to bring true meaning to lessons. From the project experience I also learn that time is a valuable thing. Working independently, one must come to a point of self control and realize its time to buckle down. Spacing out work, for example, is crucial in accomplishing work-not only finsihed products but high quality ones that have been refined. You can also see this literally by the gap in between blog posts. Waiting to the last minute is not the best answer.