To the Editors,

When I moved to Ann Arbor, my parents’ friends and co-workers told me Community would be a perfect place for someone who wants to learn, and would be perfect for setting up a good education. In eighth grade, I overheard many of my peers saying that they wanted to come to Community because “you didn’t have to do work there.”    Now that I actually go to Community, I find that it is an odd combination of the two. We have so many teachers and students that care so much about learning — not just about grades, but the action of learning. However, these students are often in classes with friends who may be wonderful people, but just do not make learning easy.

One reason I love Community is that students do not get lost. A perfect example of this is Jason McKnight.  He refuses to let anyone fall off the wagon, which makes our class go a lot slower than I expected when I signed up for it last year. Teachers care, but because of this, when students do not do their homework or study, it pulls the rest of the class down with them.

I love this school. I love my classmates, my teachers and the general atmosphere, so if you are falling behind in class, do not wait for your teacher to drag you back onto the right track; you could set up a study or homework group with your friends – if you have extracurricular activities or generally no time, set it up during lunch. If you do not need help yourself, do not let your class be pulled down; you can help others, even if it is only so that it is easier for you to work.

If more students did not just say they cared, but told people to be quiet so others could work,or checked in with their friends about whether they were getting their homework done, we could have such a perfect school.

Sincerely,

Laura Waltje