Every other semester I would lie and say that my previous semester was wonderful and full of joyful memories. This time, things are different. I am no longer going to lie to myself about what a disaster the first semester of my grade 11 year was. Although there were some mind-blasting moments, I must say, I didn’t work up a fantastic first semester to start off my grade 11 year. The truth must be spoken!
Before I rant about what didn’t work for me in the first semester, I must share what worked well in semester one. I chose this Travel and Tourism course that was apparently a new subject. I had no clue what I was in for, except learning about the world and new cultures. As a result, I had fun and even met up with a few friends and the four of us became the liveliest group in the class. I also had a music course for Keyboarding. I had a lot of fun in that class since it was my only class where I can relax and talk to friends and maybe fool around. Other than having two of my courses work well for me, I also got the chance to get more volunteer hours during the weekends at this art studio for children and because I was volunteering at the studio, I gained some new friends and increased my social life. It was fun while it lasted.
Some things became total and complete disasters for me in semester one. Chemistry with the worst teacher in the whole science department was numero uno on the list. I already made a terrible mistake to take Chemistry when I could have taken something else that could have benefited me even more, but it had to be with the worst teacher in the science department. One question was going through my head all semester: “Why oh WHY did I have to take chemistry?!” I mean, chemistry is interesting and all, but it’s just not my subject, and to top it all off, I had to get a teacher whom I could never understand. Aside from the disaster that is Chemistry, Physics didn’t really work out for me either, because of the many distractions around me during class. I regret not moving.
My goals are simple and straight forward. I am aiming for an 80 percent and above for all my subjects and I’m hoping that I won’t be a nuisance in the process for both my classmates and my teachers. My last goal is to not be absent or late for my math class anymore seeing that I have already been late and absent for personal reasons in the very first week of the semester.
You can say semester one for me was a bad dream or a complete and utter nightmare. Nothing really important really worked for me and everything important went down the drain for me. Hopefully this semester would bring better days.
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