Thanks for a great year!

It's hard to believe another year of CTT classes is over! I didn't keep up with this blog as well as I wished to, but I hope to post periodically this summer, both looking back at the past year and looking forward to next year. So keep checking back!

 Many thanks to my students and their families for a wonderful 2010-11 school year! My students ranged in age from 13 to 18, and lived from California to Rhode Island to Italy. Each class had its own unique flavor. American Lit challenged and questioned and picked sides. (Team Hawthorne versus Team Poe, anyone?)  British Lit was lively, intense, creative, and full of class spirit. My C.S. Lewis students spent a whole semester thoughtfully applying Lewis's writing their own lives and walks with Christ--it was inspiring to watch. 

One of my goals as a teacher is to teach students to appreciate literature even if it isn't to their personal taste--several of my students told me they had learned that very thing. One said, "Miss Mattson taught me to love literature." Right there--students like that make this even more of my dream job than it was already!

I'm thankful for a wonderful year, and already looking ahead to the fall with great anticipation.