With time ticking o so agonisingly quickly away, I am contemplating the philosophy of the school. It clearly dictates a well-rounded kind of life is the best kind of life - where you get involved in everything and strive for your optimum. I'm wondering if this is practical?
I know certainly, that I lead a relatively balanced life. And yet, my maths teacher is about on the edge of telling me to drop something or stop doing extension. While I know I am perfectly capable of doing extension if I wish, there is a certain element of time management that comes in to play to achieve excellence. However, I feel I have run out of time. I can't manage any better what I don't have any more of. I'm even posting this in the shadows of pre-dawn, pink starting to touch the sky - and certainally sympathising with Sappho.
Who else has experienced the woes of needing to sleep/eat/ensure one doesn't die from the crazy sheduel of glutenousely stuffing their minds with knowledge that is - while extremely interesting - sometimes too much to handle.
I think one of those new school with classrooms of 90 and exams where everyone works together sounds nice right about now.
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i agree...i try to get involved with a little bit of everything (excluding TRUE sport) - bit of ballet, music, church stuff, school stuff & of course, school WORK, but everything seems to be spiraling out of control...
I think it's perhaps a little hypocritical in suggesting that we should lead more 'balanced lives' in order to be more happy - because the reality is that, in the end, it's ourselves who will be doing all the work & cramming in other activities.
- but by-the-by, it is good to have some options/means of escapism from our hectic school/work lives, just not in excess.
it's all about balance...but the reality is that we'll complain at any point about something rather just to give ourselves an excuse for not doing as well as we could do in any particular area.
lol, that was way too long for a comment.
Lol, was that agreement or disagreement? XD
I hear what your saying and I agree, I just want to do too much. :P
its interesting to look at the american perspective on this. (why is it interesting? we hate americans).
jks.
anyway. My ex-piano teacher, who studied in US, was always saying how they encouraged students to excel in ONE area - not to be a jack of all trades. whereas in aus they encourage us to do everything. why? i seriously have no clue. It sucks, right?
Lol. My piano teacher said this to point out how piano was not my main goal in life. But.. I think balance is much better than wholly focusing on one aspect, e.g. sport/music/academics. Or at least realising that there is more to life than that one area.
I'm not really coherent at 12 midnight. So i'll stop typing now.
I agree with Jess. It's such an awesome opportunity to get a taste of everything to try to nut out exactly what it is we want to do, so it's important to take it while you can. And more broadly, don't you think that having everyone focus on their respective paths further stimulates division and polarisation in an already crazy, hyped-up high-school life? Ok, I'm all for individuality but seriously how 'individual' can you get when there are 50 other future soccer stars and 100 other destined dramatists?
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