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Report Card Week
This is always an exciting week for me.
I looked toward it all week and without fail ( <- haha i swear i didnt mean it) the day finally arrived. I already knew what i got because i: 1. Knew that i worked hard for my grades. 2. deserved my grades. 3. asked my teachers before hand (hehe).
Nevertheless, i got straight A's. Im neither boasting nor asking for congratulations because simply its not that big of a deal. The reason for this entry are for those who get the raw end of the report card day. This week is also the week where i get absolutely annoyed by those who bitch and complain about their grades.
You know, the whole, "So-And-So failed me, she hates me" or "Fucking [insert name here] gave me a [insert grade here]"
that stuff absolutely annoys me. But the most absurd things i here are "Thats insane, i did so much better than you in that class" or "you dont deserve that grade!"
Sticks and Stones..... dat-a-dat-a. People are entitled to their opinions. But, As if my contribution to the class has any significance to the achievements of others. I do all the same work and the teacher grades me the same way (or in Ms Avallones case, I GET GRADED HARDER! IM A DUDE!) as anyone else.
BUT, this idea brings me to think, Am i truely worthy of my grades?
And to fully approach this question i feel that i should take an holistic approach, exceeding even the boundaries of school. Looking at all the aspects of life: my character, morals, personality, ideas, and motives.
Now it would be conceited of me to list all that i think of myself, so i will spare you all. But, as a drug and alcohol free 17-year old virgin boy, i feel that i am living a deserving and happy life. They way i think about is, when my peers are out drinking or what not, i am home studying or doing homework. When most would think this is dorky or sad, i feel it is the least i could do for myself because the alcohol will always be there, but the chance to make an impression on the world will not. So, i am going to make the best of the time i have. Because one who studies alcohol becomes an alcoholic, one who studies biology becomes a doctor. (totally up for debate, but this is more humorous than anything)
Ok, all my ideas have at one time or another angered people who read. And well, it should. Because if it did, then it made you think twice about the life you have. And thats what im trying to sell. Im trying to give my ideas and approaches because they are so unorthodox and weird; however, quasi-inspirational. Or atleast i think so. Iv lived and breathed my ideas and i have lived what i think is a healthy, good life. I have regrets, regrets that i use to make my ideas. I have seen/heard alot in my short life and like any living thing, i "respond to stimulus" (hehe biology rocks!). And i dont make the same mistake twice. "A mistake once, is a mistake. A Mistake twice, is habit." Or so my mom saids.
So i do not intentionally mean to offend any specific person. You may disagree full heartedly about my ideas, and i am well aware that that is probably the case. I do not pretend to be all knowing, for i am only 17,I just propose my ideas and maybe one sticks and makes a difference. If I even make someone reconsider their motives or ideas for a split second, i feel that i have succeeded in my attempts to make a difference.
Im just a 17 year-old boy who is just out to make a difference.
This is always an exciting week for me.
I looked toward it all week and without fail ( <- haha i swear i didnt mean it) the day finally arrived. I already knew what i got because i: 1. Knew that i worked hard for my grades. 2. deserved my grades. 3. asked my teachers before hand (hehe).
Nevertheless, i got straight A's. Im neither boasting nor asking for congratulations because simply its not that big of a deal. The reason for this entry are for those who get the raw end of the report card day. This week is also the week where i get absolutely annoyed by those who bitch and complain about their grades.
You know, the whole, "So-And-So failed me, she hates me" or "Fucking [insert name here] gave me a [insert grade here]"
that stuff absolutely annoys me. But the most absurd things i here are "Thats insane, i did so much better than you in that class" or "you dont deserve that grade!"
Sticks and Stones..... dat-a-dat-a. People are entitled to their opinions. But, As if my contribution to the class has any significance to the achievements of others. I do all the same work and the teacher grades me the same way (or in Ms Avallones case, I GET GRADED HARDER! IM A DUDE!) as anyone else.
BUT, this idea brings me to think, Am i truely worthy of my grades?
And to fully approach this question i feel that i should take an holistic approach, exceeding even the boundaries of school. Looking at all the aspects of life: my character, morals, personality, ideas, and motives.
Now it would be conceited of me to list all that i think of myself, so i will spare you all. But, as a drug and alcohol free 17-year old virgin boy, i feel that i am living a deserving and happy life. They way i think about is, when my peers are out drinking or what not, i am home studying or doing homework. When most would think this is dorky or sad, i feel it is the least i could do for myself because the alcohol will always be there, but the chance to make an impression on the world will not. So, i am going to make the best of the time i have. Because one who studies alcohol becomes an alcoholic, one who studies biology becomes a doctor. (totally up for debate, but this is more humorous than anything)
Ok, all my ideas have at one time or another angered people who read. And well, it should. Because if it did, then it made you think twice about the life you have. And thats what im trying to sell. Im trying to give my ideas and approaches because they are so unorthodox and weird; however, quasi-inspirational. Or atleast i think so. Iv lived and breathed my ideas and i have lived what i think is a healthy, good life. I have regrets, regrets that i use to make my ideas. I have seen/heard alot in my short life and like any living thing, i "respond to stimulus" (hehe biology rocks!). And i dont make the same mistake twice. "A mistake once, is a mistake. A Mistake twice, is habit." Or so my mom saids.
So i do not intentionally mean to offend any specific person. You may disagree full heartedly about my ideas, and i am well aware that that is probably the case. I do not pretend to be all knowing, for i am only 17,I just propose my ideas and maybe one sticks and makes a difference. If I even make someone reconsider their motives or ideas for a split second, i feel that i have succeeded in my attempts to make a difference.
Im just a 17 year-old boy who is just out to make a difference.