As an often-skeptical student, I make it my business to carefully evaluate the efficiency of my instructors, and I was pleasantly surprised during my semester in Falion's World Literature class, 11th grade English. As an intern for Jane Falion, Amanda Miljour took control of an infamously rowdy classroom and showed mastery that far exceeded her instructional experience, performing as well as and better than many of the full-time teachers that I've studied under in the Lansing School District. Although the core English courses at Everett Highschool comprise of two semesters, I transferred into Falion's World Literature at the beginning of the second semester, just as the class was opening William Golding's Lord of the Flies. The class seemed very familiar with the official intructor's intern, Ms. Miljour, and so I can only assume that she'd been the leading instructor for a good piece of the first semester, just as she has been in the second. Amanda Miljour guided us through the multi-level piece as she comfortably and confidently sat on a stool in front of the large classroom, giving notes on the over-head projector as she lectured and lead class discussion. Unlike many professional teachers, Ms. Miljour rarely abandoned the class to its own devices; the class was under the helpful supervision of the instructor during every minute of the class, from bell to bell. Ms. Miljour blended in-class reading with in-class assignments and group work, dividing the student body into small groups on some occassions and interacting with the class as a whole on others. Every piece of work that was given, as well as every discussion that was had, served to enhance the focus of the curricum (the novel), and I can give that review for very few classes that I've ever been involved with. The work-load was challenging, but the at-home reading and assignments, although certainly present, were dealt with consideration to our other classes and personal lives. Ms. Miljour creatively manipulated out-of-class materials to make the class even more interesting than any other teacher could have. When I heard that we would be comparing an episode of Survivor to Golding's classic novel, I expected a class 'free day,' which are relatively common in many of my Everett classes. The instructor guided us through a work-sheet afterwards that brought me to see some very present comparisons between the novel and the television series: formation of tribes, division of roles, clashes of personalities, arguments over leadership, etc. Ms. Miljour always had, and has, a pleasant and approachable disposition when in a classroom setting, making it easier for students to come to her with their questions about the curriculum and their concerns about their own grades. In an attempt to explain Amanda Miljour's expertise in comparison to her experience, I can only assume that she has carefully studied the methods of her most skilled instructors in order to apply them to her own career as a school teacher, which she will undoubtedly excel in.