BOTH INTERVIEWS ARE DUE BY MIDNIGHT ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 10.
Classmate interview: minimum 300 words in story format.
Outside interview: not a peer, nor someone younger. Q and A format.
Anyone who did not complete the yesterday's essay- and has a legal excuse per the registrar- should plan on making this up after school on Tuesday or Thursday of this week. Otherwise, your grade will be an incomplete, and you'll have 10 days to make it up, as per district policy.
What's happening in class this week?
You have two interviews to complete by Monday, December 10 by midnight. They are both due at the same time, but you are very welcome to send them along early. I am planning it this way, as I realize many folks are involved in the Peter Pan production and chorus performances. Please read the following carefully.
1. Your first interview is a storytelling type with your assigned classmate. Before meeting with your partner, you should compose six open-ended questions in class on Tuesday. I would ideally like to check them; however, it is not a requirement, if you are in one of the productions. These questions are not all-inclusive, but are meant as starting points. Each interview should take a whole class period. Take copious notes. Be sensitive to your partner, but attempt to really learn something about them.
2. When writing your classmate interview, you should use the story telling technique employed in the Elvis Costello interview. These should be a minimum of 300 words, typed and gramatically correct, of course. Below are a couple of examples from former students, one of which was done on line.
3. Your second interview is to be someone who is not a peer, that is someone not in your age group. It may, however, be a family member, a neighbor, an older friend or even the guy who runs the corner shop (if he has a half an hour to give you. The second interview is a Q and A type. Once again compose at least 6 open-ended questions ahead of time as a means to build a conversation. You may record it or take quick notes. Make sure you type up your notes immediately or you'll have a hard time reconstructing them.
4. Both interviews are to be submitted as an attachment.
EXAMPLES from student interviews. Note these are formal storytelling interviews.
1. When I sat down with ......., there was immediately an air of serenity. He gave off a friendly atmosphere, and held himself very respectively. He‘s dressed very simply, in mostly greys: grey shirt, grey scarf, black pants; he had a simple, artistic aura about him, and it made it easy to jump right in.
My first question for him talked about the stress just about everyone is experiencing. When I asked him how he deals with it, he replied, simply, “Sing.” I wasn’t very surprised, though I decided to delve just a little further. I asked what his favourite thing to sing to ease the stress was, and he responded, again simply, “Opera.” At this point I knew the interview was going to be quite concise; ... himself told me that he was a very straight-forward guy, and his answers weren’t betraying that at all.
I asked him if he enjoyed his major next. He replied, “Yes,” then quickly after, “No.” I asked him to explain further, and he gave a bit of insight into how he feels: “Yes and no. I like it, but a lot of other people don’t really like it.”
I then asked if it was hard to get to where he is from where he was. He told me it was: “It was hard starting out, and having to catch up to all the people who had been doing it for years already. And it was harder to surpass them.” This is a feeling I’m sure we’ve all felt, yet it’s always a little surreal to think of someone so good at something having to start out with nothing.
I then asked if he planned on following his major through life; if he’d like to go to college for it. “Yeah,” he answered. “I’m going to college for Vocal Performance.” I asked if he would follow that as a career, and he laughed, and repeated, “Vocal Performance.” He said he’d applied at several musical schools, such as Eastman, Julliard, and Manhattan.
I then asked him if he was scared of going out into the real world alone, to which he laughed and interjected, “I already am.” I asked him if he had plans, and he told me he wanted to go to Europe for a few years to study music. Following that, I asked him where he saw himself returning. He said, “I wouldn’t go to New York City… Probably Boston. I’d work my way up from there.” I’d say that’s a good plan; diving in head first can lead to drowning, and he knows that. He’ll swim out from the shallow end, so to speak.
Summing up, I asked what his experience at School of the Arts was like. He said it was, “mostly good,” but that, “there were some bad times.” I asked what he’d miss most, and he laughed and said jokingly, “Nothing, this place sucks.” When he answered a bit more seriously, he simply said he’d miss, “the people,” the most; a kind and simple answer from a kind and simple person.
At the end I asked if he had anything to add. He smiled at me and said, “Nope.” Again, that conciseness proved to hold true. We shook hands, and we went our separate ways.
My first question for him talked about the stress just about everyone is experiencing. When I asked him how he deals with it, he replied, simply, “Sing.” I wasn’t very surprised, though I decided to delve just a little further. I asked what his favourite thing to sing to ease the stress was, and he responded, again simply, “Opera.” At this point I knew the interview was going to be quite concise; ... himself told me that he was a very straight-forward guy, and his answers weren’t betraying that at all.
I asked him if he enjoyed his major next. He replied, “Yes,” then quickly after, “No.” I asked him to explain further, and he gave a bit of insight into how he feels: “Yes and no. I like it, but a lot of other people don’t really like it.”
I then asked if it was hard to get to where he is from where he was. He told me it was: “It was hard starting out, and having to catch up to all the people who had been doing it for years already. And it was harder to surpass them.” This is a feeling I’m sure we’ve all felt, yet it’s always a little surreal to think of someone so good at something having to start out with nothing.
I then asked if he planned on following his major through life; if he’d like to go to college for it. “Yeah,” he answered. “I’m going to college for Vocal Performance.” I asked if he would follow that as a career, and he laughed, and repeated, “Vocal Performance.” He said he’d applied at several musical schools, such as Eastman, Julliard, and Manhattan.
I then asked him if he was scared of going out into the real world alone, to which he laughed and interjected, “I already am.” I asked him if he had plans, and he told me he wanted to go to Europe for a few years to study music. Following that, I asked him where he saw himself returning. He said, “I wouldn’t go to New York City… Probably Boston. I’d work my way up from there.” I’d say that’s a good plan; diving in head first can lead to drowning, and he knows that. He’ll swim out from the shallow end, so to speak.
Summing up, I asked what his experience at School of the Arts was like. He said it was, “mostly good,” but that, “there were some bad times.” I asked what he’d miss most, and he laughed and said jokingly, “Nothing, this place sucks.” When he answered a bit more seriously, he simply said he’d miss, “the people,” the most; a kind and simple answer from a kind and simple person.
At the end I asked if he had anything to add. He smiled at me and said, “Nope.” Again, that conciseness proved to hold true. We shook hands, and we went our separate ways.
2. Finding the Unlikeliest of Sorts
So unlike many of you who did this interview, I cheated a lil’ bit. Yes, I’m shamefully admitting it so let’s get it on record… I cheated. I never sat down face-to-face to do a proper interview with .... Instead I had her, (I mean, oops) him, answer the questions I e-mailed and then wrote this lovely piece of literature for you all. While under my circumstances I technically got permission to do the interview in this fashion, the reason I’m admitting this to you all is not merely for the purpose of settling my own conscience. After all, what I’m writing in this article is not about me, it’s about....
So, who is ...? I found it actually quite surprising that many of you don’t even know whom I’m even talking about. (Though you probably would know if I pointed ‘him’ out.) Let’s be honest, ... has a distinctive and unique style. When I asked him to tell me what he was wearing, he replied, “I'm currently wearing a grey-scale, horizontal-striped polo shirt, black pants: my work attire; and my ever-present black gloves, which I wear because of carpal issues.” ... is the type of person who seems completely comfortable in what they wear and do, the type of person who excuse my French, doesn’t give a ‘shit’ what you think. But that’s just what people might read from the outside. Who is ...? I’ve been fortunate to know ..., since I was in elementary school (in those days she was called ...), we go way back, but in all honesty I didn’t, and still don’t, know everything about him. As I was reading his responses, I was literally laughing out loud. This guy is hilarious, pretty insightful, honest, and beyond cool. It’s a shame really. In high school, we don’t get the chance to realize and learn what there is to learn about everyone. If we did, we’d probably realize that beyond all this drama crap and labeled cliques, we’d meet some really amazingly cool people.
The questions I asked ..., were nothing extraordinary (we were asked to ask, to ask just the basics), however, the responses I got from my questions were something else. (For those of you who know ..., you might be saying “typical,” but keep reading, and maybe you’ll learn something too!) At first, I was afraid my questions would be too… I don’t know, too… something or other, but Tobi confirmed something I didn’t know and that I feared would be the opposite.... admitted that “I do like talking about myself,” even saying that he was a little “excited” to answer my questions. (Um, ok. ^^)
As a senior, ... is like the majority of us, a little stressed out of our minds and a little bit worried about the thought of what’s going to happen after high school. For example, like all the new responsibilities’ that come with being the ‘top dog.’ Right now Tobi’s pretty much focused on what other visual art majors are also worried about. ‘Senior showcase,’ where the final senior project is to present their own artwork, in their own shows (with a “few” others), and did I mention? ALL BY THEMSELVES??? That means figuring out the pieces in the show, the matting, the refreshments, the theme, the lettering (title of the show), basically the works. It’s not just putting simply putting artwork in a gallery, to say the least. “I've been a little stressed. I'm worried about the senior showcase, especially since I can't remember what I said I'd put in it [laughs]. Once I find out my list I'll be a little more placated since I'll be able to bring it all in and get that out of the way.” Yes, something to check off our things to do list is a refreshing thought.
With more on the daunting subject of what’s to come after senior year, I might like to add that many of us are not yet ready to start all over again, to be the little fish in the big pond. When I asked Tobi if he was afraid of growing up, he replied that he was. “I’m always scared of growing up. It's exciting, yeah, but I don't really know how I'll do out there. I'm fully expecting to end up in a cardboard box for a little while, you know?” Haha, that’s a good one! But in all seriousness, the scary thing is that, that could be a possibility. ... has a job now, but he’s realistic in that he knows that his job that he has now, won’t cover the cost of living in the real world. ...’s mom plans on moving after he graduates, so ... plans on having his fresh start then. He’s really into music, and would love to make a name for his band “Livïng Seeïng Dyïng,” (after he moves to California), but again realizes that this may or may not work out. “I really have no idea how we'll do. I have high hopes, but when I get in one of my realistic moods, I realize how hard of a time we'll have out there. I plead the 5th on just how I handle the mood swings [laughs]. But really, I definitely handle it in a bad way. Now, I'm not saying I spend half my paycheck on drugs or anything, but I did plead the 5th earlier [laughs].”
On the topic of stress, I also asked ... what he does to relax in the midst of all of this chaos. It seems he does the “norm” teenage stuff, like playing video games, but again being brutally honest (cover your little ears), does some “other stuff” as well. (Don’t judge! I know many of you would be kidding yourself if you said otherwise!) As for the “other stuff” I’ll let your imaginations figure that out… (Yes! You’re right, ... has “a secret addiction to Twilight!” Good job! Like many of you she’s a “twi-hard” or whatever their called. There the secrets out!)
But with that I digress, my next questions delved deeper into the heart of I of what I was hoping to get at with .... With everything going on, why does ... even come to school? What motivates him to turn off the alarm, get dressed, and sit in the same chairs, in many of the same classes as you all? “At this very moment, my prime motivator is if I go to school every day between now and the 15th, I get to go to Chicago, for my best friend's birthday. But other than that? I'm not really sure. Some years, it's, y'know, for a specific class or teacher. Last year it was just to see my English teacher, and before that, in Ohio, it was for my biology teacher. It's weird the way (we) sometimes connect really well with teachers, sometimes. I'm still a little sad Mr. George didn't teach 12th grade English this year, but I pass his room every day on my way to Journalism, and we talk. I guess now, though, my biggest motivator is the fact when I don't go, my mom yells at me. For the last few years, I've had a habit of skipping a day or two of school every couple weeks. On many occasions I'd planned to drop out. The last time I'd made plans for it, though, I was trying to get a job, and my mom said she'd refuse to let me if I dropped out. So yeah, I guess my mom yelling is all that really motivates me [laughs].”
Wow. In that moment I didn’t know how to feel or react. Amidst all the casual conversation and jokes, ... again remained honest beyond the point that he even had to. With this I realized that high school remains a hard time and place for us in our lives. We all have difficulties to live through, and many times we ask ourselves why we even keep going. I think many students agree, that “grown-ups” often forget how hard it can be to be a teenager. It isn’t always easy, and yes there are adult problems too. When it comes to the adult problems though, in the midst of our own problems, it isn’t easy to sympathize with problems that we ourselves have yet to come across in our own lives. In that moment I felt a connection to ..., I hadn’t felt before. Vulnerability and lack of trust for better times is a universal teenage experience. When reading his response, in that moment I truly connected to what it must be like to be .... ... is one of the lucky people, even if he doesn’t know. Having anyone, anyone to fill the role of “Mr. George” is great way to ease the teenage experience. I could connect to Tobi because I know from my own experience how great it is to find an adult like Mr. George, who can come back to the high school level, ready and willing just be there willing to talk.
From that place, treading in deep waters already, I asked a question which many of you probably have been dying to know as well. Why ‘...?’ Why change a perfectly good name like Megan, to ...? Why? Why? Why? Well, it happened in a way that many of our own nicknames come about, and just find away of sticking. “It all started on this online drawing/chat board called PaintChat. Basically, the first time I went on about 4 years ago, I inexplicably used the username .... At the time, like I have been most of my life, I had this big confusion over who I was, y'know? I'd always been searching for a person that was me. And to be honest, I still do it. But anyway, I was on that, and I made a few friends on it, and they only knew me as ..... Then Zach started going on, and he'd call me ...there, and that eventually bled out into the real world. My friends all started calling me ....” I bet you were expecting so long complicated response right? Err… wrong!... seem complicated, but a nickname that sticks is something that can simply happen to all of us. Agreed?
But, yes this doesn’t necessarily answer the question that many of you might also be wondering. Why a boy’s name? Why not a girl’s name? Well, if it bothers you get over it, you’re not ... after all. Hahaha… ok... Honestly? In ...’s words, “The name ..., short for ..., is a more masculine name I'd taken for myself. Sometimes I kinda wonder if it's really what I want, but then I think, it's too late to change it again now. It's what everyone knows me by! [laughs].… This all stems from the fact I'm a transsexual.” Again, brutally honest! What I really picked out from all of that was when said “At the time, like I have been most of my life, I had this big confusion over who I was, y'know? I'd always been searching for a person that was me. And to be honest, I still do it.” Yes, it might not be your personal preference or what you are into, but please don’t judge. If you accept diversity, the biggest thing you’d probably take away from that is that like MANY OF US, is still trying to figure out who he is. If anyone has themselves completely figured out, especially if you’re a high school student, come to me honestly and we’ll chat, I’ll then take back what I just said. I might also like to add that ... asked me to change all personal pronouns from her, she, etc. to he, his, etc. ... is the type of honest, that you just don’t get out of people very often. The type of honest that it takes again excuse my French, shit loads of courage to even admit. I don’t know about you but that deserves some ounce of respect, even if you don’t believe or agree with it.
In closing remarks, ... finished off the interview beautifully. “I guess I'd just like to say that I've had a pretty good run here. I've had my run-ins with certain people that weren't necessarily the greatest, but I've made some good friends, students and faculty alike. I guess I'm glad that soon I'll be out of the fascist dictatorship that is adolescence, but I'd say I've got sandbox paralysis; the world out there is big and free to explore. All I've known so far is linear life-play, and soon I'll be in an open-ended world. I just don't know where to start [laughs].” Hmm… ...seems to laugh a lot. Betcha’ didn’t think that either! ... is full of surprises. He’s fun, intelligent, nice, and trying like all of us to find a place for himself in this world. From interviewing ..., I’ve been refreshed with the perspective that in the unlikeliest of sorts, you still can find a connection where otherwise you might have found none.
So unlike many of you who did this interview, I cheated a lil’ bit. Yes, I’m shamefully admitting it so let’s get it on record… I cheated. I never sat down face-to-face to do a proper interview with .... Instead I had her, (I mean, oops) him, answer the questions I e-mailed and then wrote this lovely piece of literature for you all. While under my circumstances I technically got permission to do the interview in this fashion, the reason I’m admitting this to you all is not merely for the purpose of settling my own conscience. After all, what I’m writing in this article is not about me, it’s about....
So, who is ...? I found it actually quite surprising that many of you don’t even know whom I’m even talking about. (Though you probably would know if I pointed ‘him’ out.) Let’s be honest, ... has a distinctive and unique style. When I asked him to tell me what he was wearing, he replied, “I'm currently wearing a grey-scale, horizontal-striped polo shirt, black pants: my work attire; and my ever-present black gloves, which I wear because of carpal issues.” ... is the type of person who seems completely comfortable in what they wear and do, the type of person who excuse my French, doesn’t give a ‘shit’ what you think. But that’s just what people might read from the outside. Who is ...? I’ve been fortunate to know ..., since I was in elementary school (in those days she was called ...), we go way back, but in all honesty I didn’t, and still don’t, know everything about him. As I was reading his responses, I was literally laughing out loud. This guy is hilarious, pretty insightful, honest, and beyond cool. It’s a shame really. In high school, we don’t get the chance to realize and learn what there is to learn about everyone. If we did, we’d probably realize that beyond all this drama crap and labeled cliques, we’d meet some really amazingly cool people.
The questions I asked ..., were nothing extraordinary (we were asked to ask, to ask just the basics), however, the responses I got from my questions were something else. (For those of you who know ..., you might be saying “typical,” but keep reading, and maybe you’ll learn something too!) At first, I was afraid my questions would be too… I don’t know, too… something or other, but Tobi confirmed something I didn’t know and that I feared would be the opposite.... admitted that “I do like talking about myself,” even saying that he was a little “excited” to answer my questions. (Um, ok. ^^)
As a senior, ... is like the majority of us, a little stressed out of our minds and a little bit worried about the thought of what’s going to happen after high school. For example, like all the new responsibilities’ that come with being the ‘top dog.’ Right now Tobi’s pretty much focused on what other visual art majors are also worried about. ‘Senior showcase,’ where the final senior project is to present their own artwork, in their own shows (with a “few” others), and did I mention? ALL BY THEMSELVES??? That means figuring out the pieces in the show, the matting, the refreshments, the theme, the lettering (title of the show), basically the works. It’s not just putting simply putting artwork in a gallery, to say the least. “I've been a little stressed. I'm worried about the senior showcase, especially since I can't remember what I said I'd put in it [laughs]. Once I find out my list I'll be a little more placated since I'll be able to bring it all in and get that out of the way.” Yes, something to check off our things to do list is a refreshing thought.
With more on the daunting subject of what’s to come after senior year, I might like to add that many of us are not yet ready to start all over again, to be the little fish in the big pond. When I asked Tobi if he was afraid of growing up, he replied that he was. “I’m always scared of growing up. It's exciting, yeah, but I don't really know how I'll do out there. I'm fully expecting to end up in a cardboard box for a little while, you know?” Haha, that’s a good one! But in all seriousness, the scary thing is that, that could be a possibility. ... has a job now, but he’s realistic in that he knows that his job that he has now, won’t cover the cost of living in the real world. ...’s mom plans on moving after he graduates, so ... plans on having his fresh start then. He’s really into music, and would love to make a name for his band “Livïng Seeïng Dyïng,” (after he moves to California), but again realizes that this may or may not work out. “I really have no idea how we'll do. I have high hopes, but when I get in one of my realistic moods, I realize how hard of a time we'll have out there. I plead the 5th on just how I handle the mood swings [laughs]. But really, I definitely handle it in a bad way. Now, I'm not saying I spend half my paycheck on drugs or anything, but I did plead the 5th earlier [laughs].”
On the topic of stress, I also asked ... what he does to relax in the midst of all of this chaos. It seems he does the “norm” teenage stuff, like playing video games, but again being brutally honest (cover your little ears), does some “other stuff” as well. (Don’t judge! I know many of you would be kidding yourself if you said otherwise!) As for the “other stuff” I’ll let your imaginations figure that out… (Yes! You’re right, ... has “a secret addiction to Twilight!” Good job! Like many of you she’s a “twi-hard” or whatever their called. There the secrets out!)
But with that I digress, my next questions delved deeper into the heart of I of what I was hoping to get at with .... With everything going on, why does ... even come to school? What motivates him to turn off the alarm, get dressed, and sit in the same chairs, in many of the same classes as you all? “At this very moment, my prime motivator is if I go to school every day between now and the 15th, I get to go to Chicago, for my best friend's birthday. But other than that? I'm not really sure. Some years, it's, y'know, for a specific class or teacher. Last year it was just to see my English teacher, and before that, in Ohio, it was for my biology teacher. It's weird the way (we) sometimes connect really well with teachers, sometimes. I'm still a little sad Mr. George didn't teach 12th grade English this year, but I pass his room every day on my way to Journalism, and we talk. I guess now, though, my biggest motivator is the fact when I don't go, my mom yells at me. For the last few years, I've had a habit of skipping a day or two of school every couple weeks. On many occasions I'd planned to drop out. The last time I'd made plans for it, though, I was trying to get a job, and my mom said she'd refuse to let me if I dropped out. So yeah, I guess my mom yelling is all that really motivates me [laughs].”
Wow. In that moment I didn’t know how to feel or react. Amidst all the casual conversation and jokes, ... again remained honest beyond the point that he even had to. With this I realized that high school remains a hard time and place for us in our lives. We all have difficulties to live through, and many times we ask ourselves why we even keep going. I think many students agree, that “grown-ups” often forget how hard it can be to be a teenager. It isn’t always easy, and yes there are adult problems too. When it comes to the adult problems though, in the midst of our own problems, it isn’t easy to sympathize with problems that we ourselves have yet to come across in our own lives. In that moment I felt a connection to ..., I hadn’t felt before. Vulnerability and lack of trust for better times is a universal teenage experience. When reading his response, in that moment I truly connected to what it must be like to be .... ... is one of the lucky people, even if he doesn’t know. Having anyone, anyone to fill the role of “Mr. George” is great way to ease the teenage experience. I could connect to Tobi because I know from my own experience how great it is to find an adult like Mr. George, who can come back to the high school level, ready and willing just be there willing to talk.
From that place, treading in deep waters already, I asked a question which many of you probably have been dying to know as well. Why ‘...?’ Why change a perfectly good name like Megan, to ...? Why? Why? Why? Well, it happened in a way that many of our own nicknames come about, and just find away of sticking. “It all started on this online drawing/chat board called PaintChat. Basically, the first time I went on about 4 years ago, I inexplicably used the username .... At the time, like I have been most of my life, I had this big confusion over who I was, y'know? I'd always been searching for a person that was me. And to be honest, I still do it. But anyway, I was on that, and I made a few friends on it, and they only knew me as ..... Then Zach started going on, and he'd call me ...there, and that eventually bled out into the real world. My friends all started calling me ....” I bet you were expecting so long complicated response right? Err… wrong!... seem complicated, but a nickname that sticks is something that can simply happen to all of us. Agreed?
But, yes this doesn’t necessarily answer the question that many of you might also be wondering. Why a boy’s name? Why not a girl’s name? Well, if it bothers you get over it, you’re not ... after all. Hahaha… ok... Honestly? In ...’s words, “The name ..., short for ..., is a more masculine name I'd taken for myself. Sometimes I kinda wonder if it's really what I want, but then I think, it's too late to change it again now. It's what everyone knows me by! [laughs].… This all stems from the fact I'm a transsexual.” Again, brutally honest! What I really picked out from all of that was when said “At the time, like I have been most of my life, I had this big confusion over who I was, y'know? I'd always been searching for a person that was me. And to be honest, I still do it.” Yes, it might not be your personal preference or what you are into, but please don’t judge. If you accept diversity, the biggest thing you’d probably take away from that is that like MANY OF US, is still trying to figure out who he is. If anyone has themselves completely figured out, especially if you’re a high school student, come to me honestly and we’ll chat, I’ll then take back what I just said. I might also like to add that ... asked me to change all personal pronouns from her, she, etc. to he, his, etc. ... is the type of honest, that you just don’t get out of people very often. The type of honest that it takes again excuse my French, shit loads of courage to even admit. I don’t know about you but that deserves some ounce of respect, even if you don’t believe or agree with it.
In closing remarks, ... finished off the interview beautifully. “I guess I'd just like to say that I've had a pretty good run here. I've had my run-ins with certain people that weren't necessarily the greatest, but I've made some good friends, students and faculty alike. I guess I'm glad that soon I'll be out of the fascist dictatorship that is adolescence, but I'd say I've got sandbox paralysis; the world out there is big and free to explore. All I've known so far is linear life-play, and soon I'll be in an open-ended world. I just don't know where to start [laughs].” Hmm… ...seems to laugh a lot. Betcha’ didn’t think that either! ... is full of surprises. He’s fun, intelligent, nice, and trying like all of us to find a place for himself in this world. From interviewing ..., I’ve been refreshed with the perspective that in the unlikeliest of sorts, you still can find a connection where otherwise you might have found none.
December 1st, 2011 was the average day at School of the Arts. Everyone was looking overhead at the tumultuous clouds, questioning whether the snow would finally invade the land below, or merely drizzle down rain for an hour, as was precedent. And yes, it was different from other days in regards to the fact I had the opportunity to interview one of our fellow classmates, Maggie Easton, a Dance major here at School of the Arts.. Initially I was nervous about the interview in fear of sounding, well, as stupid as I tend to usually believe most words that come out of my mouth are. However, Maggie assured that I did not sound stupid (unless she was lying, in which case you can add “fibber: to the article below).
All jokes aside, Maggie is a senior at School of the Arts, and like us all, is in the middle of the ridiculous storm of college applications that, much like the snow, looms over all of our heads. She is currently applying to University of Vermont, Nazareth College, SUNY Geneseo, SUNY Potsdam and Newpauls. She plans to major in Teaching, so that she may become a teacher for elementary and preschool students. “I love kids” was her response to why she wanted to become a Pre-K and elementary school. Currently, she frequently babysits children, and even teaches lessons at the YMCA to younger children. In twenty years, she sees herself married with “lots of kids” (surprise, surprise). She has stated that the one thing she has always wanted to do in life was teach children.
In regards to her interests, Maggie’s favorite films are The Notebook, Titanic (which she later told me to watch due to my having never seen it before) and 500 Days of Summer, which we both agreed was an amazing film. If she could change one thing in the world, it would be removing sadness, as she hates when people are sad. Her favorite television shows are Grey’s Anatomy, Desperate Housewives and Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Her favorite hobbies include baking, preferably cheesecakes (which she later berated me for disliking). She also likes stretching and dancing. Her favorite novels are the Harry Potter series, and she also liked Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Her favorite music is “everything from Taylor Swift”, as well as a few indie songs. Out of all of her experiences at School of the Arts, she has stated that her most memorable has been “making good friends”. Overall, Maggie is pretty cool (and has superior taste in movies).
All jokes aside, Maggie is a senior at School of the Arts, and like us all, is in the middle of the ridiculous storm of college applications that, much like the snow, looms over all of our heads. She is currently applying to University of Vermont, Nazareth College, SUNY Geneseo, SUNY Potsdam and Newpauls. She plans to major in Teaching, so that she may become a teacher for elementary and preschool students. “I love kids” was her response to why she wanted to become a Pre-K and elementary school. Currently, she frequently babysits children, and even teaches lessons at the YMCA to younger children. In twenty years, she sees herself married with “lots of kids” (surprise, surprise). She has stated that the one thing she has always wanted to do in life was teach children.
In regards to her interests, Maggie’s favorite films are The Notebook, Titanic (which she later told me to watch due to my having never seen it before) and 500 Days of Summer, which we both agreed was an amazing film. If she could change one thing in the world, it would be removing sadness, as she hates when people are sad. Her favorite television shows are Grey’s Anatomy, Desperate Housewives and Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Her favorite hobbies include baking, preferably cheesecakes (which she later berated me for disliking). She also likes stretching and dancing. Her favorite novels are the Harry Potter series, and she also liked Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Her favorite music is “everything from Taylor Swift”, as well as a few indie songs. Out of all of her experiences at School of the Arts, she has stated that her most memorable has been “making good friends”. Overall, Maggie is pretty cool (and has superior taste in movies).
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