AP English Language & Composition Reviews for Class Taught by Molly Inspektor

Letters from my students... I was very touched when my mother, Susan Richman, surprised me with a scrapbook of letters from people who have been part of my life-- a gift to celebrate of my recent (and permanent!) move to Israel. One of the biggest surprises was that she had contacted all of my students for their thoughts about this class. With their permission, I'd like to share with you parts of these letters. Their comments deeply moved me and inspire me to live up to such kind words! Mrs. Inspektor,
...I want to, first and foremost, thank you for all the time, energy, and patience you’ve invested in our AP Lang class. I can’t imagine a more stimulating and engaging class, nor a more fair and patient teacher. I’ve never been as challenged (in a good way!) or have grown as much in my writing and reading than I have during this course, and I know it’s all due all to you. Yes, I had the potential, but without you as a teacher it wouldn’t have come forth in the special way that it did. You truly inspire me as a writer and a person; you inspire in me an insatiable and overwhelming desire to learn, teach, and (cliche as it sounds) be myself. My writing, my voice, my perspective, my ideas—they are enough, they have value because—not despite the fact—they are mine. Your comments on my writing, always so supportive and encouraging, give me hope and courage and confidence. And I’m not overstating that: I cried as I wrote it. You have been unbelievably supportive, patient, encouraging, kind, self-sacrificial, sincere...the list goes on. You have truly touched my life, my heart, and I am so grateful and honored to have met you, to have learned under you, to know you. ... So...off to do my AP Lang homework now. :)
Love,
Kristen

Mrs. Inspektor, thanks so much for teaching AP Lang this year! I have learned more this year than I have in any other highschool English class I’ve ever taken! You make it fun and challenging at the same time and my love for English has really grown!! Thank you!!!
Julie

Hey Mrs. Inspektor!!
You have been an incredible teacher this year and I feel like you have taught me loads and heaps about writing! You are so understanding and patient! ... Thank you so much for being my first AP teacher! I thoroughly enjoyed being one of your first students!! This year has definately been an amazing year! Thanks again!
In God’s Love,
Drew

Dear Mrs. Inspektor,
I’ve loved being in your AP Lang class this year. I’ve never had more fun in a class — I’ve been able to socialize with and get to know so many of my classmates, even though I’ve only met one in real life. You’ve been the example for that. The Round Robin stories, your guidance and patience, your wonderful personality... My senior year has had many interesting developments, but you’ve been incredibly understanding about everything that’s going on in my life. From someone who’s considering an education major, I think that you’ve achieved a great balance between an educator’s professionalism and a teacher’s genuine caring in her students’ lives. I can say honestly that that’s a balance I myself wish to obtain. I want you to know that from the little I’ve gotten to know of you for the 2007-08 school year, I admire you as a person as well as a teacher. I wish you all the best in Israel!
Love,
Kat

It has been wonderful having you as a teacher, Mrs. Inspektor. You put so much time and effort into teaching our AP Class; your dedication shows what an awesome person you are! I wish you the best of luck wherever the Lord will take you. I know that you will be remembered by all of your students wherever you may go.
Thanks! Nathan

I’m so glad you were able to teach my AP class, I really learned a lot! And even though we weren’t in a traditional class setting, I still have had a great time with everyone, including you. You have always been very helpful, and given great comments and responses to my papers and DQ’s. I hope your move goes smoothly, and you enjoy living in Israel. Best wishes and God Bless!
Judith

Dear Mrs. Inspektor,
....Thank you for everything you’ve taught me this year! You’ve really done a lot for me, giving me gentle pointers where I needed improvement, encouraging my strong points, and showing me how to best put my overseas experience to use. In my life as a writer, no advice or words of praise have mattered more to me than the ones I’ve received from you. Thank you for all the hard work and love you’ve poured into us this year, and how you’ve taken on the role of a second mother in the lives of your students. I feel like I’ve had the most unique class experience with one of the most amazing teachers. I love how you encourage us to be creative and have fun with writing. I feel like I’ve improved, and I’ve loved every step of the journey it’s taken to get there. ...
Love, Cherise

Dear Mrs. Inspektor,
While deciding what to write, I thought of saying something about all the wonderful informative and kind comments you’ve given me and the other students. Then I thought perhaps I should say something about the challenging ciurriculum you devised—but no, I’d also have to include your interesting posts, your fun ideas like quote of the week and the round robin story, and your dedication to the class. Really, I’d like to thank you for everything. For dispelling my fear of essays. For your endless patience through the trials of HTML. For the exposure to wonderful books, essays, and writers that I wouldn’t have encountered otherwise. Now I am much more confident about my writing skills, I feel prepared for the exam, and my own speech and, perhaps, thoughts, have become clearer. {When I correct someone’s grammar or explain why I felt a particular book was ineffective in chapter soand- so, my sister refers to the event as an “AP English student moment” :-) } Again, thank you so much. For everything.
Ava

I’m in Mrs. Inspektor’s AP lang class! Her class is the most challenging and rewarding I’ve ever taken. She is an excellent teacher. Her exercises are creative. Her responses are inspired. Her take on grammar is terrifying—I’m a repeat offender on the Grammar Guide. Mrs. Inspektor is a terrific teacher. Without doubt, Mrs Inspektor has said funnier things, but I love this one: “For some reason, objects are ‘hung’ while people are ‘hanged.’” I have not ‘hung’ a cat since then. Thanks!
Isaac

Mrs. Inspektor,
Thank you so much for this course. This year has been such a wonderful chance to grow with my fellow students. I feel that I’ve learned more about writing this year than I’ve learned in all my years of schooling. You’ve made points clear and erased the gray lines around some tricky grammar situations. I just want to thank you for your time and effort. Although I’ll never help clog up your boards with tpb’s again I know that I’ll never forget the course that you have given your time to. The opportunities that you have given us are endless. With a good pen, you can conquer the world. =] ...
With a great big hug,
Chloe

Dear Mrs. Inspektor,
I appreciate so much all that you have dedicated to teaching me. I may never have met you, but through your writing I can tell you are not only a talented teacher, but someone who really cares about her students and I am just fortunate enough to be one of them. Your have been the difference between a hard year that makes me dread ever taking English again, and having a true love and appreciation for learning. You have taught me that I have much more potential than I ever knew and I admire how you handle such a workload with such grace, patience, and humor. ...
Thank you so much,
Jessica

Mrs. Inspektor,
I have really enjoyed my online AP English Language and Composition class with you this year. It has been such a good experience. I’m honored to have you as my teacher. You’ve been so positive and encouraging, and I have learned so much from you this year! Best wishes as you embark upon this next part of your life in Israel!
Your student,
Nora :)

Dear Mrs. Inspektor,
A writer is only as good as his English teacher. Before this class, I was unsure of my writing capabilities. I knew I needed to improve, but I didn’t exactly know how or in what areas. You showed me exactly where I needed to improve, and I have become a more confident writer as a result. A writer is only as good as his English teacher. I am so grateful that my English teacher was you. ...
Sincerely,
Darrell

You know, I kinda like writing. I came into AP English Language and Composition not entirely enthusiastic, I must admit. “Reading and writing a bunch of boring stuff? With strange people from the East Coast? Her name’s WHAT!? Hmmmm.” But if this terrified Texan had any doubts coming into the school year, he soitantly doesn’t have any now. Now that I think about it, I honestly can’t place my finger on the one thing that has tripped me head over heels with this class. I’m tempted to blame the social board and the demented diatribes of my crazy classmates, but the friendships forged there aren’t the only things tying me to this class. When I think about it, I’m tempted to blame my utter fascination with everything to do with the English language, but I’ve never been any good at lying. I’m tempted to blame the hours I spent racking my brains for ideas, but I prefer eating. My temptations get closer when they hit me with “*psst* peer review!” Hmm, interesting thought. It HAS been nice hearing from my zany classmates ex post assignmento. Encouraging words from my cellmat—I mean classmates—have buoyed my easily-bruised emotions when I’ve needed it most. Let me step back, though. Let me reject all subjective thinking, all momentary temptations, all fleeting thoughts. Let me assume the mantle of an objective researcher. Why IS it that I like my English class?

For some reason, God decided to build in me an ability to write (how good lies, remember, in the eye of the beholder. But that’s an entirely other matter…). Using that ability for hard assignments has never been my favorite thing in the whole wide world (or the skinny world, for that matter). But I kinda like writing—especially if I’m not confined to the limits of an exceedingly boring subject like, say, AP US History [DISCLAIMER: student actually loves APUSH to death, that was just a joke. Full apologies to the lovely and talented Mrs. Richman]. But jokes, social boards, reading? All fall away. What will stay with me are the challenges and encouragements of a wonderful woman we call Mrs. Inspektor. I owe her my successes, thrills, improvements, and enjoyment that to me make AP English Language what it is.

Thank you Mrs. Inspektor. I don’t think I could ever forget what I’ve learned from you, what I’ve been encouraged in by you, and what I’ve been challenged to by you and everything you’ve done.
-Andrew

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