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E-mail: Wonderlust@weirdness.com
Gender: Male
Location: Iowa
Occupation: retired locomotive engineer retired military
Age: 60
Member Since: August 8, 2008
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Last Update: August 21, 2008
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Hey! So tomorrow is the 1st day of school and I'm going to be a sophomore. Now, I know I shouldn't be that scared because last year was the 1st year of high school. Trust me I was freaking out last year also. I'm going to the same school and all, but every year since 7th grade(middle school) I have freaked out about school. And it's basically about the classes. I get soooooo scared about how hard the classes are going to be, because some of my friends took them last year and they say the teachers are mean, and the homework and class is hard. And now every year, like I said since middle school, I have been freaking out. I'm a super perfectionest(??). Everything with me has to be "perfect" or else I freak out. I worry that if I don't get All A's and B's that I won't get into college, and my GPA won't be high enough. I'm not the smartest person ever, but I do get A's and B's. I suck at taking tests. Seriously. I get mainly F's and D's on tests, but what keeps my grades up is the homework, which I don't always do so hot on eaither. I just don't know what to do. I've tried telling myself that everything will be ok, and everyone goes though this and has to go through high school, but for some reason I just keep worring. I get sooo stresed out about things, and sometimes when I think about it too much I tend to get really hot. It's weird. Do I have a problem? And what should I do about school? I know, and I tell myself, that I was super scared last year and I did fine. But I just don't know what to do!!!! Is something wrong with me? I don't know what to do about homework, grades, and teachers eaither! Pleasee help me! Sorry this was so long! Thanks! (link)
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Well, first of all, calm down. Let us go through this one step at a time.
FIRST... every new first school day is just a way of getting everyone in their classrooms and to let each other, students to students and teachers/instructors to students and students to teachers/instructors get to know each other. MOST of the fist week is really quite meaningless even though you will start your lessons. That is because there are always adjustments to the rolls and class problems in getting texts issued and assignments started. So just relax. Which does NOT mean to not do your assignments promptly, but those first week assignments are just to get you started, so that you WILL be comfortable and aware of what is going on!
SECOND.... well, I've covered it pretty much already, but, as this is your "getting acquainted" period, it also is your orientation period. This is when you find out what each of your classes are going to be all about. So do NOT worry about what will be happening THREE MONTHS from now!!!! EDUCATION is a step-by-step process of showing, trying, learning and doing. You MUST be aware of that by now!
THIRD... I realize that there is a certain amount of "ignorance-jitters" that your text books may give to you... but let me tell you the truth! I HAVE SEEN VERY RARELY ANY TEXT BOOK THAT TEACHES A COURSE !!! ESPECIALLY IN MATH AND ALGEBRA!!!! That means that THE TEACHER/INSTRUCTOR has to TEACH you what you need to know, so keep good notes in his or her class lecture! THERE is about 70% or more of your grade! The text book is but a tool your instructor or teacher will use for the class coursework... what the teacher or instructor SAYS and SHOWS ON THE CHALKBOARD is what the real class is all about! Do not be afraid to go to your teacher/instructor after class and tell him or her what you may be having problems with, I am sure your teacher or instructor will be happy to help out!
If you want to get into college with a decent high school record, just remember this: ONE STEP AT A TIME!
Once I was working on a trail maintenance crew with Sierra Club in southern California's Cleveland National Forest. We drove almost up to the top of the mountain and parked at 7 a.m., then took all of our tools DOWN the side of the mountain about ten miles to the portion of the trail we had to work on. When we were finally finished at 5 p.m., I was SO tired and the trail was SO steep and we had TEN MILES to hike UP THE STEEP MOUNTAIN trail to get back to our cars... my tools never felt so heavy and I literally had to place ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER to keep walking up that ten mile steep trail... which took me FOUR HOURS to reach the forest service road where we were parked! I really felt like giving up, I felt like doing the unforgiveable of just dropping my tools for someone else to pick up and laying down beside the trail so everyone else could pass me by, but I did not stop. I just kept putting ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER and I MADE myself keep stepping ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER hour after hour until I finally reached the lip of the Forest Service fire road, and then I made it!
Education is the same way. Concentrate on what you have to do EACH DAY and then make sure you COMPLETE each day's assignments, and if you need help GET IT but do not stop doing your studies! Put ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER and KEEP PUTTING ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER until you have succeeded! Actually, studying gets much easier as you progress through your course! I think so anyway!
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Thank you so much! You gave me some awesome advice, especially towards the end! That was a really great story and you've seriously made me feel better. thank you!
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