I would like you to tell us what impact this assignment had on you? How will class be different in the future now that you know a little bit more about your classmates?
I think the "if you really knew me" activity is really important for our class. I think that it opened up perspective on how each person in our class is different and how we might judge them from the things we see and hear, but we still don't know about who they are & their past. When I wrote my letter, it took me awhile to figure out what i was going to write, because I am shy to hide how I really feel. But I think this activity did help me open up a little bit, and I'm happy about that.
Also, I would like to say that my letter was the one about "losing my friends in just a short period of time". And thanks to everyone, especially Patrick,Sarah, and Mr. H because what you said & how you could relate helped me out. So thanks :)
And I think our class will be different with each other now, and I think we will all take a step back after this activity and take a look at everything from a new point. Hopefully, we can all understand each other a bit better then.
I think this activity is great. To be honest, this activity was super hard for me to do. I didn't know what to say..I was a bit nervous and scared for what the class might respond with and things. But also I think it was great because it helps us just pour out our heart our thoughts. We can vent somewhere~ In addition, I think it brought us to be open and sensitive to each other. It brought us to share our personal lives, problems, hardships..and it just reminded us that we all are having a hard time and we don't have to go through everything by ourselves. I think it brought our class to begin to trust each other in a more meaningful, personal way. I think our class will be different..by the change of sensitivity toward each other. And really we can build new friendships and relationships with one another..not just our own groups that we have now. Not everyone will fully understand what that person is going through or had gone through but as a class we can support and encourage them~ :)
To Katie, I was so moved by you sharing that that was your letter. I was moved by your courage and boldness. And I hope you know that we all want to be there for you to talk with and get to know better..and help you when youre struggling :)
To the whole class, I think with this activity we can be doing something so great for ourselves and this class. Getting out of our comfort zone and meeting new people and really making friendships that may seems out of the social norm?
Doing the "if you really knew me" activity made me realize in a way how we all relate in different ways.I think I have a better understanding of what my classmates have been through in the past and it gives me a chance to offer my friendship or just a helping hand.Class will change a little more because know we know a bit more about each other and it could get easier for us to trust each other. I think it will change now that we know a bit more because we will understand each other and we can help each other get through our insecurities and such.This will only bring us as a class together more,which is something good for future doings. Oh and I'd like to thank Patrick and Duncan for what they said. I appreciate it.And sorry for the bad spelling! >.< -Magaly H.
To me it impacted in a way that I could now feel more empathy towards my classmates. It is true you never can judge a person until you get to know them and with this activity I felt as if I got to know the people in our class better anonymously. I know now of the problems and fears underlying in the minds of our fellow classmates. Class will be different from now on and in the future because I feel like a new level of trust has been reached. A lot of people in their papers said they weren't used to opening up to people and sharing heir feelings but hey did in the paper so everyone opened up a bit about themselves and possibly made themselves more vulnerable so I really feel that that is brave of them on their part. _brenda^.^~
When I wrote my letter It really make me think for a awhile that I had to realize that i make me open up to people in gym class called your classmates that we are different from everyone around us. Went we read some of thoses stories people wrote they had different things about them they wrote in there stories. I thought of one thing the person said in there story was that people change and now i get what they are saying and it happens with everyone.
I think this assignment was a way to express ourself on paper and to know each other. Doing this assignment was hard for everyone including myself. When I was doing this assignment I just let all my feeling and poured my heart on to the paper. In this assignment I wrote stuff that I never told anyone in my life about and it was a really hard assignment for me to do. All this time I let them stay in the back of my head and never think about them. After I sat down all those stuff came back and hit me really hard.
I think doing this activity will change the way we see each other in class. Everyone will be open and have different prospective of each other. Doing this assignment made us come out of our comfort zone and tell each other about our past that we regret, scared and e.t.c. I also think that every single person will relate themselves to something that was said on the paper. We will get some advice and some of us might use that advice and I think from now on we will have different perspectives of each other and how hard each person lives were.
The assignment made me realize that although we think we're alone in some situations, we always will have someone who thinks and feels the same way we do. I personally think it's a great idea to start with this assignment a little earlier on in the school year rather than the end so we know how to try and care and feel for our classmates.
This assignment I think really helped everyone understand the deeper layer of our classmates. Even though we don't know which story matched each person, it helped me get to know everyone at a deeper level. While writing my paper for the activity it was really hard to go back and remeber everything but I think opening up to the class can help me get a weight off my shoulders and help me get closer to the class. In the future I think the class will be more closely knit and be able to care and trust eachother more now that we are all a little more connected. Samantha Noga
i kinda really like this project because i kinda got into while reading but for others i feel like they dont say everything or might have not took it seriously which ruined the point of it but i feel like we can see more of who eachother are and be more comfortable in the class and helping eachother.
Although we don't know who's paper is who's, we still get a better understanding of our class as a whole. We now know that everyone has something bad in their life, and we can see how people handle their situations. Without knowing people's stories, there's no way to trust them. I think we are doing this activity so we can all say what's on our mind and put it past us. Then we can fully trust people emotionally, and physically (like with the ropes and trust activities and stuffs). We know that everyone was honest and really said what's on their mind even if it means that someone else might find out about our lives. I think it's great to do this kind of thing and it definitely let me vent all the things I couldn't have told people, in an anonymous way. I'm glad we all took this seriously and I think that this is helping us connect and be closer as a class. And I agree with some of these people ^ that I'm glad we did this in the beginning of the year rather than the end.
This activity kinda made everyone realize that we aren't alone. Everyone has a story that they'd like to share, no matter how hard it is and I think being anonymous helped people be themselves. It's important for our class to know not to judge and understand each other. Our class is getting closer and closer to each other and this activity proved that. I think every single person in our class just wants someone to listen and know who they really are without any boundaries. I'm definitely glad everyone took this seriously too, since some individuals opened up and became vulnerable. For those papers that were read so far, I give you all credit for being brave and sharing your stories! :)
i think that the papers really changed thoughts of alot of people. While i was writing this paper, it took me a while to figure out what was going to put in it because nothing terrible has happened in my life. then i just stopped and though...who am i? and thats how i wrote my paper. i would like to tell the class, that i'm so happy that i was able to feel comfortable saying that paper was mine. if you can't tell from my crying after my paper, i am very emotional but it felt SO good getting out who i am so everyone could no. i decided to say it was my paper because i feel ike if i didn't say who wrote it, p;eople wouldn't know the real me, and i fel like that is the wole point of this paper.
I absolutely love activities like this. I love journaling my thoughts and learning about other people's emotions, so I'm very interested in what people have to say about their own lives in comparison to mine. This has impacted me greatly because I have had some rough patches in my life that I don't share with many people, but this gave me an opportunity to share it without giving my name out completely. I think this activity will bring our class closer in many ways. I think the more of these we read, the more we will learn about each other and the more comfortable we will feel being ourselves without being afraid of judgement.
After the activity, Priyal and I were talking about how we felt after the activity. We both were impacted by the stories. I wrote my assignment in class, and it was short but it got the point across. When I realized I forgot this paper at home, I had to rewrite. This time it came out more meaningful, longer, and had some added details. I'm glad I forgot the assignment, because the rewritten one turned out much better, and I regret for not sharing that it was me when mine was shared.
I felt this activity is going to help the trust in our class. We do a similar activity at team sleepovers for cheer, and there is a very noticable difference afterwards. The team is noticably closer and we all trust that whatever was said will stay between the team. I feel that this will be similar with our class because we now can further understand our classmates and what they come from. Most importantly, I think the fact that people aren't passing any judgements. This is what a lot of us are afraid of, but it seems that we have no need to be afraid.
And H, I was wondering if there was anyway I could make a copy of my paper because I'd like to share with the person I wrote it about.
So far I am really enjoying this activity. Its interesting to know people's inner emotions that one may not front. I believe that a lot us could relate to most of the story's. Even though for the most part this activity will be anonymous I really think this is making each of us get out of our comfort zone, and in the long run this will help our class become closer.
I think this activity is really good. I thelps other peole who are not as close with you learn a little bit more about you and why you are the way you are. I think it is good to know a little about other people in this class besides their name. I am glad we are doing this so early in the year.
This activity really helped expose parts of people that I never knew existed. Even if you don't know who wrote what, it's good to know that other people in your class are going through some of the same things you are and they can relate to you. Also, I think our class responded really well to this assignment by offering sympathy or support when they could.
This activity really opened my eyes up to the challenges and blessings every one of the kids in this class face every single day in their lives. It was a very sobering reality to face when i heard some of the stories read for our class. After hearing them, it made me realize that we are soooo lucky to have a class like we do here. Not everyone gets to experience activities such as this where brave students let their walls down amongst their peers, a usual "no-no" in the realm of high school where showing your true feelings is a sign of vulnerability. I now respect my classmates so much more for being able to write down their feelings on paper and be brave enough to let their words be read out loud. It makes me even more thankful, especially during this time of thanks, for my class because I know that from the day the activity began, our class will never be the same. We'll unite and help each other through the struggles that are to come and I am so glad that we can accomplish that because I have no doubt in my mind that this activity impacted us in ways we'll never be able to change. -Sarah Bogaert-
This activity was a really good opportunity for me to realize that everyone has their own problems and although sometimes I feel like no one knows how im feeling, a lot of us have the same issues. Im really glad were doing this activity because its a good way to get your feelings out there without people knowing who you are. I think its great that people feel comfortable enough to share some of their feelings to our class. It brings our class closer together and Im glad were doing this now rather than doing it at the end of the year. -Christina
The "If You Really Knew Me" activity had the impact to me knowing we can open up to each other. This allows us to get to know each other and build trust with one another. This gives us an opportunity to be comfortable to give help to others and ask help from others in our class. It lets us have more of an understanding of our classmates and to understand what some of us may be like outside of class/school. In this, we get to help each other out and give/ask each other for advice. With this, we can become more comfortable and open with each other building trust and respect for each other.
I thought this was a good activity to do. it gives everyone a chance to open up and actually trust everyone else. i didnt realize sometimes other people have the same problems i do and we go through the same thing. This activity help us become closer and comfortable we eachother and it helps us understand eachother better.
I'm Really glad we got to do this activity early in the year. It was refreshing knowing that your not alone. Your not the only one that has problems and that there are people that understand what your saying even though you may think they don't. I do wish more people would say who they were that way we could put a face to there story. But now that we know that we are not alone and understand others problems, in my opinion, the class will run smoother because we are getting to know the real you. What makes you "you".
I think this activity is a really good idea, especially at the beginning of the year, because it helped us feel more comfortable about sharing our feelings and trusting others not to judge. Being anonymous is an easy way to open up at first, and I hope that our class can eventually reach a point where everyone will feel comfortable sharing whatever is bothering them.
For me it was easy interesting to write my letter, because normally I don't have a chance to show people who I am, especially when they are paying attention and showing interest. I liked this activity because I could really know that my classmates sometimes had passed throught the same situations as mine. This activity will work for me as that now I know that people are not so different from me. Knowing ourselves is making us even more united, and I believe that's important to a class like ours, when sometimes our safety (or even our life) will depend on someone else. For me writing the letter was fun and not a big deal; I just put everything there and I'm willing to tell that it was me! I want everybody to know who I am. ;)
I thought this "if you know me" activity is very important in our class. I learned that everyone has been through a difficulties in their lives. While I was writing the letter, I hoped that somebody can agree with my feelings. This activity made us closer and more trust to each other. I'm glad we did this early in the year. Yurika Shimizu
Writing this assignment, I was surprised with how much I was able to share anonymously. I think the assignment is important, because it allows us to get to know each other on a deeper level, and it lets us share our feelings while remaining anonymous if we so wish. I think sharing information about ourselves creates more trust, especially in a group that's as big as ours is. In the future, I can open up to more people, because I feel like I know them better. Eunice
I felt like the assignment cut me deep. It took me a long time to think of what I should share to the class. Although doing this assignment really made me feel better sharing some of my personal things that have happend to me. When I finished writing I wanted to throw it away and just tell Mr. H that I did feel like doing it. I felt like this assignment is a big challenge for me and for others too. But I glad that I didn't throw it away and decided to let people hear about my personal life.I'm glad a lot of class decided to share their personal life too.
I think the "if you really knew me" activity is really important for our class. I think that it opened up perspective on how each person in our class is different and how we might judge them from the things we see and hear, but we still don't know about who they are & their past.
ReplyDeleteWhen I wrote my letter, it took me awhile to figure out what i was going to write, because I am shy to hide how I really feel. But I think this activity did help me open up a little bit, and I'm happy about that.
Also, I would like to say that my letter was the one about "losing my friends in just a short period of time". And thanks to everyone, especially Patrick,Sarah, and Mr. H because what you said & how you could relate helped me out. So thanks :)
And I think our class will be different with each other now, and I think we will all take a step back after this activity and take a look at everything from a new point. Hopefully, we can all understand each other a bit better then.
I think this activity is great. To be honest, this activity was super hard for me to do. I didn't know what to say..I was a bit nervous and scared for what the class might respond with and things.
ReplyDeleteBut also I think it was great because it helps us just pour out our heart our thoughts. We can vent somewhere~ In addition, I think it brought us to be open and sensitive to each other. It brought us to share our personal lives, problems, hardships..and it just reminded us that we all are having a hard time and we don't have to go through everything by ourselves. I think it brought our class to begin to trust each other in a more meaningful, personal way.
I think our class will be different..by the change of sensitivity toward each other. And really we can build new friendships and relationships with one another..not just our own groups that we have now.
Not everyone will fully understand what that person is going through or had gone through but as a class we can support and encourage them~ :)
To Katie, I was so moved by you sharing that that was your letter. I was moved by your courage and boldness. And I hope you know that we all want to be there for you to talk with and get to know better..and help you when youre struggling :)
To the whole class, I think with this activity we can be doing something so great for ourselves and this class. Getting out of our comfort zone and meeting new people and really making friendships that may seems out of the social norm?
Tiffani Chang
Doing the "if you really knew me" activity made me realize in a way how we all relate in different ways.I think I have a better understanding of what my classmates have been through in the past and it gives me a chance to offer my friendship or just a helping hand.Class will change a little more because know we know a bit more about each other and it could get easier for us to trust each other. I think it will change now that we know a bit more because we will understand each other and we can help each other get through our insecurities and such.This will only bring us as a class together more,which is something good for future doings.
ReplyDeleteOh and I'd like to thank Patrick and Duncan for what they said. I appreciate it.And sorry for the bad spelling! >.<
-Magaly H.
To me it impacted in a way that I could now feel more empathy towards my classmates. It is true you never can judge a person until you get to know them and with this activity I felt as if I got to know the people in our class better anonymously. I know now of the problems and fears underlying in the minds of our fellow classmates. Class will be different from now on and in the future because I feel like a new level of trust has been reached. A lot of people in their papers said they weren't used to opening up to people and sharing heir feelings but hey did in the paper so everyone opened up a bit about themselves and possibly made themselves more vulnerable so I really feel that that is brave of them on their part. _brenda^.^~
ReplyDeleteWhen I wrote my letter It really make me think for a awhile that I had to realize that i make me open up to people in gym class called your classmates that we are different from everyone around us. Went we read some of thoses stories people wrote they had different things about them they wrote in there stories. I thought of one thing the person said in there story was that people change and now i get what they are saying and it happens with everyone.
ReplyDeletenicole Scott :)
I think this assignment was a way to express ourself on paper and to know each other. Doing this assignment was hard for everyone including myself. When I was doing this assignment I just let all my feeling and poured my heart on to the paper. In this assignment I wrote stuff that I never told anyone in my life about and it was a really hard assignment for me to do. All this time I let them stay in the back of my head and never think about them. After I sat down all those stuff came back and hit me really hard.
ReplyDeleteI think doing this activity will change the way we see each other in class. Everyone will be open and have different prospective of each other. Doing this assignment made us come out of our comfort zone and tell each other about our past that we regret, scared and e.t.c. I also think that every single person will relate themselves to something that was said on the paper. We will get some advice and some of us might use that advice and I think from now on we will have different perspectives of each other and how hard each person lives were.
-Divya
The assignment made me realize that although we think we're alone in some situations, we always will have someone who thinks and feels the same way we do. I personally think it's a great idea to start with this assignment a little earlier on in the school year rather than the end so we know how to try and care and feel for our classmates.
ReplyDelete--Patrick Witt
This assignment I think really helped everyone understand the deeper layer of our classmates. Even though we don't know which story matched each person, it helped me get to know everyone at a deeper level. While writing my paper for the activity it was really hard to go back and remeber everything but I think opening up to the class can help me get a weight off my shoulders and help me get closer to the class. In the future I think the class will be more closely knit and be able to care and trust eachother more now that we are all a little more connected.
ReplyDeleteSamantha Noga
i kinda really like this project because i kinda got into while reading but for others i feel like they dont say everything or might have not took it seriously which ruined the point of it but i feel like we can see more of who eachother are and be more comfortable in the class and helping eachother.
ReplyDeleteAlthough we don't know who's paper is who's, we still get a better understanding of our class as a whole. We now know that everyone has something bad in their life, and we can see how people handle their situations. Without knowing people's stories, there's no way to trust them. I think we are doing this activity so we can all say what's on our mind and put it past us. Then we can fully trust people emotionally, and physically (like with the ropes and trust activities and stuffs). We know that everyone was honest and really said what's on their mind even if it means that someone else might find out about our lives. I think it's great to do this kind of thing and it definitely let me vent all the things I couldn't have told people, in an anonymous way. I'm glad we all took this seriously and I think that this is helping us connect and be closer as a class. And I agree with some of these people ^ that I'm glad we did this in the beginning of the year rather than the end.
ReplyDelete-christine veit
This activity kinda made everyone realize that we aren't alone. Everyone has a story that they'd like to share, no matter how hard it is and I think being anonymous helped people be themselves. It's important for our class to know not to judge and understand each other. Our class is getting closer and closer to each other and this activity proved that. I think every single person in our class just wants someone to listen and know who they really are without any boundaries. I'm definitely glad everyone took this seriously too, since some individuals opened up and became vulnerable. For those papers that were read so far, I give you all credit for being brave and sharing your stories! :)
ReplyDelete-veronica
i think that the papers really changed thoughts of alot of people. While i was writing this paper, it took me a while to figure out what was going to put in it because nothing terrible has happened in my life. then i just stopped and though...who am i? and thats how i wrote my paper. i would like to tell the class, that i'm so happy that i was able to feel comfortable saying that paper was mine. if you can't tell from my crying after my paper, i am very emotional but it felt SO good getting out who i am so everyone could no. i decided to say it was my paper because i feel ike if i didn't say who wrote it, p;eople wouldn't know the real me, and i fel like that is the wole point of this paper.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love activities like this. I love journaling my thoughts and learning about other people's emotions, so I'm very interested in what people have to say about their own lives in comparison to mine. This has impacted me greatly because I have had some rough patches in my life that I don't share with many people, but this gave me an opportunity to share it without giving my name out completely. I think this activity will bring our class closer in many ways. I think the more of these we read, the more we will learn about each other and the more comfortable we will feel being ourselves without being afraid of judgement.
ReplyDelete-Jessi J
After the activity, Priyal and I were talking about how we felt after the activity. We both were impacted by the stories. I wrote my assignment in class, and it was short but it got the point across. When I realized I forgot this paper at home, I had to rewrite. This time it came out more meaningful, longer, and had some added details. I'm glad I forgot the assignment, because the rewritten one turned out much better, and I regret for not sharing that it was me when mine was shared.
ReplyDeleteI felt this activity is going to help the trust in our class. We do a similar activity at team sleepovers for cheer, and there is a very noticable difference afterwards. The team is noticably closer and we all trust that whatever was said will stay between the team. I feel that this will be similar with our class because we now can further understand our classmates and what they come from. Most importantly, I think the fact that people aren't passing any judgements. This is what a lot of us are afraid of, but it seems that we have no need to be afraid.
And H, I was wondering if there was anyway I could make a copy of my paper because I'd like to share with the person I wrote it about.
Kara Priebe
So far I am really enjoying this activity. Its interesting to know people's inner emotions that one may not front. I believe that a lot us could relate to most of the story's. Even though for the most part this activity will be anonymous I really think this is making each of us get out of our comfort zone, and in the long run this will help our class become closer.
ReplyDeleteChristine Byrne
I think this activity is really good. I thelps other peole who are not as close with you learn a little bit more about you and why you are the way you are. I think it is good to know a little about other people in this class besides their name. I am glad we are doing this so early in the year.
ReplyDeleteSam Shah
This activity really helped expose parts of people that I never knew existed. Even if you don't know who wrote what, it's good to know that other people in your class are going through some of the same things you are and they can relate to you. Also, I think our class responded really well to this assignment by offering sympathy or support when they could.
ReplyDeleteJessica Omark
This activity really opened my eyes up to the challenges and blessings every one of the kids in this class face every single day in their lives. It was a very sobering reality to face when i heard some of the stories read for our class. After hearing them, it made me realize that we are soooo lucky to have a class like we do here. Not everyone gets to experience activities such as this where brave students let their walls down amongst their peers, a usual "no-no" in the realm of high school where showing your true feelings is a sign of vulnerability. I now respect my classmates so much more for being able to write down their feelings on paper and be brave enough to let their words be read out loud. It makes me even more thankful, especially during this time of thanks, for my class because I know that from the day the activity began, our class will never be the same. We'll unite and help each other through the struggles that are to come and I am so glad that we can accomplish that because I have no doubt in my mind that this activity impacted us in ways we'll never be able to change.
ReplyDelete-Sarah Bogaert-
This activity was a really good opportunity for me to realize that everyone has their own problems and although sometimes I feel like no one knows how im feeling, a lot of us have the same issues. Im really glad were doing this activity because its a good way to get your feelings out there without people knowing who you are. I think its great that people feel comfortable enough to share some of their feelings to our class. It brings our class closer together and Im glad were doing this now rather than doing it at the end of the year.
ReplyDelete-Christina
The "If You Really Knew Me" activity had the impact to me knowing we can open up to each other. This allows us to get to know each other and build trust with one another. This gives us an opportunity to be comfortable to give help to others and ask help from others in our class. It lets us have more of an understanding of our classmates and to understand what some of us may be like outside of class/school. In this, we get to help each other out and give/ask each other for advice. With this, we can become more comfortable and open with each other building trust and respect for each other.
ReplyDelete-Matt Bactat
I thought this was a good activity to do. it gives everyone a chance to open up and actually trust everyone else. i didnt realize sometimes other people have the same problems i do and we go through the same thing. This activity help us become closer and comfortable we eachother and it helps us understand eachother better.
ReplyDeleteoops that above one is priscilla
ReplyDeleteI'm Really glad we got to do this activity early in the year. It was refreshing knowing that your not alone. Your not the only one that has problems and that there are people that understand what your saying even though you may think they don't. I do wish more people would say who they were that way we could put a face to there story. But now that we know that we are not alone and understand others problems, in my opinion, the class will run smoother because we are getting to know the real you. What makes you "you".
ReplyDelete- Jeff Thilmany
I think this activity is a really good idea, especially at the beginning of the year, because it helped us feel more comfortable about sharing our feelings and trusting others not to judge. Being anonymous is an easy way to open up at first, and I hope that our class can eventually reach a point where everyone will feel comfortable sharing whatever is bothering them.
ReplyDeleteNicole Janowski
For me it was easy interesting to write my letter, because normally I don't have a chance to show people who I am, especially when they are paying attention and showing interest. I liked this activity because I could really know that my classmates sometimes had passed throught the same situations as mine. This activity will work for me as that now I know that people are not so different from me. Knowing ourselves is making us even more united, and I believe that's important to a class like ours, when sometimes our safety (or even our life) will depend on someone else. For me writing the letter was fun and not a big deal; I just put everything there and I'm willing to tell that it was me! I want everybody to know who I am. ;)
ReplyDeleteMarina Ramos da Silva
I thought this "if you know me" activity is very important in our class. I learned that everyone has been through a difficulties in their lives. While I was writing the letter, I hoped that somebody can agree with my feelings. This activity made us closer and more trust to each other. I'm glad we did this early in the year.
ReplyDeleteYurika Shimizu
Writing this assignment, I was surprised with how much I was able to share anonymously. I think the assignment is important, because it allows us to get to know each other on a deeper level, and it lets us share our feelings while remaining anonymous if we so wish. I think sharing information about ourselves creates more trust, especially in a group that's as big as ours is. In the future, I can open up to more people, because I feel like I know them better.
ReplyDeleteEunice
I felt like the assignment cut me deep. It took me a long time to think of what I should share to the class. Although doing this assignment really made me feel better sharing some of my personal things that have happend to me. When I finished writing I wanted to throw it away and just tell Mr. H that I did feel like doing it. I felt like this assignment is a big challenge for me and for others too. But I glad that I didn't throw it away and decided to let people hear about my personal life.I'm glad a lot of class decided to share their personal life too.
ReplyDeleteAmanda Cizek