Despite a week away from school, Dockery found a way to get her classes back on track
By James Delony
After the snow storm, many classes were left lagging behind, but some of the most affected classes were the art classes. Jeri Dockery stated her “lessons were significantly derailed…[they] require a hands-on approach.”
The only art classes to be largely unaffected by this were AP 3D and AP 2D Studio Art. As senior Hazael Rodriguez said, it is “a more independent class,” with scholars only receiving guidance as needed from Dockery. Rather than being confined to the classroom and teacher instruction, Rodriguez iterated that they are “used to working outside the classroom.” The AP art courses were not delayed by the winter storm as the AP scholars were already creating art at home.
In the more affected classes, several scholars expressed they weren’t worried about deadlines, despite some struggling to complete work on time. When senior Austin Hedden was asked about this, he explained he “did finish before the extended [deadline].” Though, when asked about others in the class, Hedden stated that “the extended time was … probably useful for others in the class,” telling how some may have been unable to finish their projects due to this storm, a factor that could easily affect their grade.
When scholars returned, Dockery recounted, “We reviewed material from the last week before the snowstorm.” She also said that “students quickly refocused and resumed their work” and used this to back up how scholars “are now back on track,” showing how she had kept her classes from getting too derailed by the nearly week-long snowstorm.
