Okay, I have always loved to learn. It's just simply one of the things that has kept me loving school since my first day of preschool. What will I learn today? How to write a cursive "k." How to tie my shoes. How to do long division. The sexual maturity of a panda bear. The proper use of semicolon. How to cook a Manwich. Looking back on my education from p-8th grade, those may very well be the best moments of my life. I learned everything from my old school that has shaped me into who I am and given me the advantage I have in high school today. My previous english teacher taught me most everything I know today about writing for the last three years before high school. I absolutely loved coming to school and wondering what I'd do today.
Since starting high school, simply getting up in the morning has been a challenge. I know that after waiting for 20 minutes with a bunch of neurotic middle schoolers I'll have to get on a bus and be dropped off at an uninviting building for the next seven hours. We have a block schedule at my school, which means there's four periods in the day and three lunch waves. My class schedule is as follows~
1st Period- Band/Choir Wow, am I ever glad I decided to take choir. I acutually have enjoyed it more than band so far, mainly because our director is such a wonderful teacher. Besides teaching us how to sing, he also teaches us about music history, himself, each other, and how to be a better person. Cheesy, yeah?
Band is a bit different. As my director said today, the freshman football team sets the mood for the entire band, which isn't even nearly a compliment to them. You can almost SMELL the athletic must of male testosterone spewing forth. I play the trumpet, and the sense of not belonging to either the jocks who play my intrument or the bratty Ashleys and Brittanys four rows ahead in the flute section is really irritating.
2nd Period- Algebra I just have problem with the teacher. When she makes a mistake it's all, "oops! mistakes happen, no big deal yeah?" but when someone in class makes a mistake, and not even on a test it's "yeah, it's really easy to get points taken off when you're not paying attention and you screw it up. boo-hoo." She's always directing the social interaction towards either the jocks or the 11th graders who have failed algebra twice already. It's not fun to be in that class, and I actually enjoy math.
3rd Period- Challenge American History I am so glad I signed up for the challenge (or honors, if you call it that at your school) class. The teacher is a freaking genius. Everything she tells you is so witty, interesting, and well thought-out that she could put you into a state of awe talking about the invention of the egg carton. Pure. Genius. I also like the fact that the tests are simple essays and we only have long-term assignments, presentations, and papers assigned. No fiddly busywork every night, which is just like my old school.
4th Period- German I Just an overall fun class most of the time. Nothing more to say about this one. <3
Why don't I like it then?
- Social interaction is not my strength, and I've only made a few new friends. It doesn't help that one of my only new friends two of my friends think I should go out with (ohnoplzkthx) and one constantly picks on him. Drama llamas, I say! I will never find any friends because no one acts quirky, fun, or HUMAN in 9th grade. Grrah!
- Ridiculous requirements for choir lesson attendance. Okay, to get an A you need to attend 15 lessons. Less than 5 of those are scheduled throughout the term. The rest you need to attend during lunch. It is literally impossible to get your lunch, eat it, and attend a lunch lesson during the same day. I'm not going to pick between eating and making the grade, thanks.
- Everyone is false. I can't explain it, it's like I'm living in a dream where everyone has their niceties programmed in as automatic responses half the time.
I'll shut up now because no one will read this and it's too long and ranty for GC-C.