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Shayla Van

Ms. E. Parrish

English 2010 4A

January 25, 2020

To All the Disclosures/Syllabuses I’ve Loved Before

Ms. Parrish’s whopping 16-page disclosure/syllabus was the first thing that

caught my attention when I entered her class. First, dreading to read what seemed like a

novel, I wanted to put it off. However, with English 1010/2010 being my first concurrent

enrollment class, I knew I couldn’t. As I finished the last page, I wanted to just thank

Ms. Parrish for how she wrote it. I appreciated how detailed it was and also the fact that

I could see her humor and personality throughout the 16 pages. Can we also talk about

the cute Bitmojis that was sitting along with the pages? From the detailedness to the tiny

fun bits, I realized, this is what makes a meaningful and effective disclosure/syllabus.

Why? Because I wasn’t bored but also was informed about everything that was going to

happen in class. It was a disclosure/syllabus that I could go check to find any answer I

was looking for while being in the class. Last semester my friend had told me that we

didn’t need to write the “related words” on our Fab Vocab notebooks. With second

thoughts I began to think, “did I just do this all for nothing?” Once remembering the

thoroughness of the disclosure/syllabus, I knew I would find my answer there. And

there it was, on Ms. Parrish’s Concurrent Enrollment English 1010-2020-21

Disclosure/Syllabus it said, “I also put related words on the slides—words that may

share a root or some other element—and you should write these down as well.” I was

able to send a picture of that to my friend to prove I was right. Looking at the

disclosure/syllabus, one is able to see how much effort has been put into it which can
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tell a lot about the teacher. It was a good way to see how learning from Ms. Parrish was

going to be. Not only are there Bitmojis but there are also inspirational quotes to go

along with the information, I believe this is such a great touch. It’s always nice to see

quotes that can teach you and push you to do your very best. Another detailed thing I

noticed was that she included clarification on questions that are very common that

teachers never address unless someone asks. For example, she also writes “one of the

questions that comes up is “Can I read a book on my phone?” The answer is, “Yes.”’ She

is making the most of her disclosure/syllabus here which is a very effective method.

From the Bitmojis to the inspirational quotes to the letter for the parents/guardians, all

the small touches added such meaningfulness to the disclosure/syllabus. The

detailedness and all the information written showed the great effectiveness of the 16

pages.