Today I will be teaching a very important life skill that I have found to be very useful in all aspects of my daily life. It is, making something up on the spot and somehow making it relevant while sounding mildly intelligent. Now as most of you know, I'm very good at sounding mildly intelligent. And no, that wasn't sarcasm. But something that you may not have known about me is that me sounding mildly intelligent is actually all a facade that masks my true form. The ultimate Professional - 'crastinator. Now here is a good example on how to write an intelligent sounding blog while under pressure and with a completely empty mind.
Step 1) Find a topic that you can actually somewhat relate to a little bit which was relevant in your class.
"In this last week, we learned of the Meyer V. Nebraska case in out American studies course."
Make sure to use words that you normally wouldn't see, like "course" instead of "class" to make it sound like you put effort into typing that sentence.
Step 2) explain why the topic is related to you.
"The Meyer V. Nebraska case was a case about a law in the state of Nebraska which deemed it unconstitutional to teach foreign languages. I was/am strongly objected to this decision because I myself am a quote unquote "alien" and I would probably have not been able to talk to anyone in America had MY own country, Japan decided not to teach me the fundamentals of the English language. I also did not understand why the state of Nebraska decided to do this in the first place, even though our teacher explained I still did not fully comprehend what it means."
Notice my writing out of the words "quote unquote" to add emphasis to the phrase, and it is okay to at least tweak the information a little bit. It is true that I did not understand why Nebraska decided to do this, but it was because I was not paying attention, not that the the teacher did not explain it clearly ^_^
Step 3) Explain the outcome of the situation and weather you agree/disagree and why
"The case went all the way to the supreme court, where a majority ruling decided that yes, it is in fact unconstitutional to ban teachers from teaching foreign languages in their classrooms. I wholly agree with this decision, because I find that having a knowledge base that includes definitions in different languages makes it much easier for me personally to find different ways of solving the same problem, because all different cultures have different perspectives on the world."
As you can see, I wrap it up very nicely with some big picture ideas that make you sound passionate.
And that is all for todays lesson, good day!
-MXM
