guest blog post by Allie Solari  (:

Casa Grande High School alumna and author Renee Ho visited Ms. Lynne Moquete's Human Interaction classes this week to teach us about friendship and judgement. She wrote a book called The Friendship Effect, encouraging people to create better friendships by loving yourself so you can love others more. We are posting our comments to her on here, because we crashed her website. LOL (:

p.s. Petaluma Batman visited us, too!
 


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Angel G.
02/13/2013 09:44

Thank you for coming and showing us the power of judgement. Although its one judgement it could be the straw that breaks the camels back. Thank you for also bringing Petaluma Batman to really put the idea in our head.

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02/21/2013 22:20

Thank you Angel for taking the time to write and thank me:) It was my pleasure coming in teaching about the power of judgement and also bringing in Petaluma Batman:)

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Alex
02/13/2013 09:45

Thank you for educating our class about friendship. I really appreciate it. It was nice of you to take some time out of your day to come teach us about judging and, to talk about your book that you wrote. From what our class had read already, your book seems really good.

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02/21/2013 22:21

Hi Alex:) Thank you for your awesome comment:) It was my pleasure coming into your class, I really enjoyed it and thanks for the nice comment about my book:)

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JJ A.
02/13/2013 09:45

Thank you for coming to our class and showing us the meaning of friendship and the power of judgment. I would also like to thank you for bring in Petaluma Batman and him being there was even more fun.

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GG JJ
02/13/2013 09:47

hi

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Hannah
02/13/2013 09:45

I am one of Ms. Moquete's students and I haven't actually read your book but I am really looking forward to reading it. In the past I have had a lot of bad friendships but there was this one that I still think about. I was friends with this girl since first grade and we were really good friends. At about sixth grade for some reason I had started judging her and pushing her away. At the time I didn't feel bad about it, but about a year later I realized what I did was wrong. I wrote her a letter pages and pages long just saying sorry to her and asking for her forgiveness. We ended up talking and even though our friendship wasn't as strong as it was when we were little we had still become close enough that we weren't mad at each other anymore. This experience taught me to stop judging people and to accept them for who they are. Thank you for coming to our class and I am really looking forward to reading your book.

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Chase
02/13/2013 09:45

Dear Renne,
Thank you for coming to our H.I class, I had lots of fun doing all the activites you had us do! I really like the idea of your book. The chapter about not judging people will help you make friends is very true. I judge people all the time and I think that it is very important not to do that, I've decided that I need to work on that. I also like your idea that "Before you can be a true friend to others you must first be a true friend to yourself." I think that this is very true also. My mom reads a lot of books like this, so I'll definitely recommend this book to her!
Thanks again,
Chase

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Sabrina C.
02/13/2013 09:45

After reading a brief passage on judging in one of my classes, I've realized how easy it is to judge someone we don't know and how hard it is to meet someone new. I am now more open to saying hi to strangers and smiling at someone on the steet.

This girl, named Karina, has been a huge inpiration to me. She isn't someone I would have normally spoken to, she just isn't in my regular group of people. I reached out to her and actually got to know her. She is smart, talented, and treats everyone with the upmost respect. She may not be my best friend, but I am blessed to know her.

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Paige Thomas
02/13/2013 09:45

When you visited my class room, i learned a lot about judgment. I have learned not to judge other because they might be going through hard times. I also learned if a friend judges you for who you are then they aren't a true friend. You have to be true to yourself and trust yourself before you can trust others. I now know not to judge because you don't know a persons situation.

You also taught us about friendship. Friendship is a big part of my life. When my friends and I get close we are really close. We don't fight, don't get in arguments, never get mad at each other. Then there is a breaking point and we aren't friends anymore. When i loose a friend i try to play it of but it doesn't work. I get really sad. Now i know how to keep a good friend thanks to you! Thank you so much for coming to our class with the Petaluma Batman!(:

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Biscain
02/13/2013 09:45

I appreciate that you came to talk to my class. I learned a lot about friendship. I learned to make time for your friends and to not judge your friends. I also learned to not judge people even if you don't say it to them directly it still hurts a lot. It might have been only one time for you but it might have been the tenth time for them that day and all the insults add up. True friends will never judge each other.

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Caty Millar
02/13/2013 09:45

I learned so much from you coming to my class Renee! You are the sweetest person, and I am really interested in your book. Hopefully i might have time to look at it some more and find out how I can be a better friend :) . I have been in lots of situation where the people I am around, and even I, are judging other people we have never even talked to. Ever since you have some to my class, I have realized how even one comment can ruin that other persons life. Thank you so much for teaching me to refrain from judging. Also, i really am taking your advice to meet as many people as you can in your life, because you never know what friendships you might be missing out on. Thank you!

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Talisa
02/13/2013 09:45

Dear Renee Ho,
Thanks for taking the time to tell my Human Interactions class about the importance of judging. After that example of reams of paper it showed me how hard it is to carry those insults. I also learned about someone insulting others. "It can be your first insult to a specific person but their 50th insult that day." I cant wait to start reading your book.

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keila
02/13/2013 09:46

I think friendship is really important and loving your self is also really important like how it talked about that in the book. Judgement it can happen to anyone we talked about it in Human Interaction. And thank you for coming into our class and talking to us about it.

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Molly Cubba
02/13/2013 09:46

I am really grateful for your visit because it opened my eyes to how important friendship is. If you are going through a hard time, friends are there to make your life easier and make you happy again. One of my friends were over at my house when I found out that my cousin passed away. She was caring, supportive, and helpful, and it made me feel a lot better. I am really happy that i do have such nice friends. One of my friends, Lexi, is the closest friend I have ever had. We are exactly alike, and we love each other unconditionally. Also, judging people will only make you enemies, not new friends. we should get to know people instead of judging them for what they look like or what they do. Thanks again for writing this book because it has opened the eyes of many people.

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Sebastian
02/13/2013 09:46

Thank you for teaching me the meaning of friendship. It’s hard making new friends in places you don’t know, but if i take your advice it should be easy. Hopefully your book can help other people.

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Ryan Lowe
02/13/2013 09:46

I have learned not to judge people from reading one of the chapters of your book we read in class. We shouldn't judge people because we don't even know them. From now on I am no longer going to judge people. I am looking very forward to reading your book and learning more about friendships and why I should be friendly to everyone!

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Natalie
02/13/2013 09:46

Thanks so much for coming to my class to talk about your book! You taught me so much in the short time you were here about friendships and judging people. it was an experience i will never ever forget! I know that from now on ill be nicer to people and just try to make their day a little happier (:

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Nick Sojka
02/13/2013 09:46

I am looking forward to reading the rest of this book. The one chapter I read really made me think about friendships. I learned that you shouldn't judge people without getting to know them. From now on I am no longer going to judge.

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Maddy
02/13/2013 09:46

I really like the part about judgement because you never know what a person has been through just by first impressions. Its important to keep an open mind. Thank you for you wisdom.

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Diana G.
02/13/2013 09:46

I'm looking forward to read your book. I'm glad i got to met you in person. We actually read one part of you book. And it made me realize lots of thing, like not to judge people by there looks, because you don't know what the person is going threw, Also to be a fiend to yourself and then to others. I'm really excited to read your book and learn more about friendship and how to be a better person, not only to me but to others.

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Kyle S
02/13/2013 09:46

I'm looking forward to reading your book. Just from reading one chatper in class about judge people and it makes the people get judge feel really bad because you don't no what is going in there life. ther only way you can make friends is if your friends with your self.

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Jonathan Preciado
02/13/2013 09:47

I am looking forward to reading your book.Thank you for telling us the true meaning of friendship.I hope to make a lot of new friends throughout my entire life.

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stephanie
02/13/2013 09:47

Thank you for the classroom book collection you gave us.I really learned a lot about friendship. I learned that you need to know the real you to make friends.Also that don't be different around people be yourself. I learned that judging people is bad and it hurts people feelings.

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Oswaldo Angeles
02/13/2013 09:47

It was very nice that you came to our HI class to teach us about friendship. Your book is very interesting, I hope it can help other people. You are a great inspiration. Hope you're very successful on what you do.

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Janie Ramirez
02/13/2013 09:47

Thank you for the books you gave to our class. And also for the lesson you gave us about friendship. I learned that its way more powerful, to be whispering to your friend that's sitting beside you , and laughing. Then actually saying it to their faces. Theirs this one girl that hangs out with us, and she talks about every person that's in our group. I could tell that shes talking about us because she looks straight at us, and laughs. And I don't really like it, neither do me or my other friends. Anyways thank you for coming to our class, and teaching us about friendships.

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Greg
02/13/2013 09:47

Thank you so much! Thank you for coming to our class and teaching me the true meaning of friendship! I learned that friendship can be a very important thing in our lives and can change the people we are completely by the friends we have. So thanks agian!

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Ninja
02/13/2013 09:48

Heeeyyy

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Liz Andersen
02/13/2013 09:48

Before my freshman year, I had a lot of trouble with my friends. Friends were leaving each other for their boy friends or they just didn't talk to us anymore. In the summer i lost all of my friends due to boy problems. It was really hard not to have friends to hangout with and to not have places to go. I had one friend but she was always busy. I didn't have anyone to talk to and i usually alone the whole summer. When i started high school, i set a goal to make friends and possibly become friends with my friends that I lost. It was really hard to make friends because I didn't know what I wanted in a friend and I didn't know what type of people i wanted to be friends with. I felt alone and I didn't know what to do. I tired talking to my old friends but it seemed like they didn't want to be friends still. Then i started talking to my friends from 7th grade and they seemed to really want to be friends with me again. I was really glad that they accepted me into their group of friends. Now I don't feel alone and i have people to talk to. I now know who my true friends really are and i have found myself in this process of trying to find people who really care about me and I have also found some true friends and my best friend. You should really become friends with yourself and that makes it easier to make friends that way because you are real and you don't have to pretend to be someone else and that will attract people to you.

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Cesar
02/13/2013 09:48

I just want to say that friends are amazing they can help you get through tough times and just to hang out with whenever.Also I know how when you judge someone it could be the one to make them break so if someone is struggling with that I know to help them and not just standby.

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Alex
02/13/2013 09:48

Thank you so much for your book, it's very very nice! :)

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manny A.
02/13/2013 09:50

Thank you for coming to our H.I class, I had lots of fun doing all the activities you had us do. I learned a lot about how easily you can hurt a person by judging them, and also now i know what true friends are alike.

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Allie S
02/13/2013 09:52

This author came to my class room this week. When she walked into our class you could tell she was all about friendship. I have dealt with the loss of friends way more than once. It is a very hard thing to deal with. I lost a couple of them, because of judgement. I have also gained a lot of friends. I am super excited to read this book to help with my friendships and maybe even reconnect with the friends I have lost. I also am more open to making new friends after Renee came to my class room. I have always been afraid to really make new friends, because I was afraid to lose them. As of right now my two best friends are a guy and his sister. They mean the world to me and I would be devastated if I ever lost them. Our friendship is strong, but I would like to read this book to try and make it even stronger. After Renee came to our class and talked about judgement I have really thought about it. I know I have been judged and I know I have judged people. After reading that one chapter in class I have learned that you should not judge people, because you don't know them or their life and what they have been through. Friends need to stick together through thick and thin, know matter what.

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nick
02/13/2013 11:32

thank for presenting to our class and teaching us to learn not to judge and to learn that friendship and also loving yourself is very important

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Tommy Garcia
02/13/2013 11:32

Renee i learned alot from your talk, i learned that you cant "judge a book by its cover" which means you cant judge a person by the way they look...thank you for coming in.

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Elizabeth Maqueda
02/13/2013 11:33

Thank you for coming to our H.I class. I learned that judging a person can really affect them or hurt their feelings. I had fun doing the activities you had us do. It was also nice to learn about true friendship and tips on how to keep your friends not loose them. It was really nice of you to come:)

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Bryce porter
02/13/2013 11:34

Renee I learned tons about your talk in our class. I liked it a lot and hope you come back again. It was really fun and i learned a lot from it.

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Erin Farrow
02/13/2013 11:34

Renee came to our class to talk to us about the effect of friendship and how important it is to love yourself. I really liked the things she said because it is all so real and true. You have to love yourself if you want others to love you to, and you also need to extend friendship, you cannot expect it to be given to you all the time. I really appreciate her coming in to speak with us. Thank you Renee!

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Lexi
02/13/2013 11:34

Dear Renee,
Thank you so much for coming to our class and talking about friendship. I learned a lot but one thing that stuck out to me was that you have to learn to love yourself before you can truly love and appreciate your friends. So, thank you. I'm looking forward to reading your book.

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Xena
02/13/2013 11:34

Thank for coming to my H.I. class I learned that keeping friends and making friends with anyone possible can get you through alot in life it will make you be more loved by people and it will make life so much easier. You are truly a inspiring and amazing person and I look forward to reading your book. :) - Xena

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02/13/2013 11:35

Thank you for coming to our class and teaching me the true meaning of friendship! I learned that you need to know the real you to make friends.You are a great inspiration. Hope you're very successful on what you do.

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Ana
02/13/2013 11:36

Thank you so much for coming to our class and teaching us how friendship is very important! I learned friendship is one of the most important things to have in our lives, that we shouldn't judge others and to love ourselves first of all.

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Nick C
02/13/2013 11:36

Thank you for teaching us the true meaning of friendship. I learned alot and I think other people should hear what you have to say. Thank You.

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CindyMa
02/13/2013 11:37

Thank you for coming in to our classroom to speak. I learned a lot from friendship effect like not to judge people or call them names. I learned a lot that people can be different in so many ways that's how they were born. so just they are different don't judge them be nice to them at any time don't be mean be kind and nice.

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Kimberly
02/13/2013 11:37

Thank you so much for coming to our class. I learned how to never judge someone because you never know whats going on with their lives. I also liked your book it's a really good book it makes you think twice of what your going to do.

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02/13/2013 11:40

Last class this author Renee Ho came to our second period, Human Interaction class to speak about friendship and about her new book The Friendship Effect. I like how she talked about friendship very clearly and how she had us do some activities so we can figure out what we love about ourselves and what we love about our friends. I never really take the time and think about what I love about me so this made me see that. I learned that judging people by their looks or from what I hear from other people is really wrong and it can effect people in so many ways. I really admire that she wrote this book about friendship and although I haven't read the book I bet it's great! Thank you Renee for coming in!

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