Death by Academics...
I'm working over the weekend, so schoolwork isn't going to get much of a lookin.
Tuesday: English paper on Twelth Night is due. I like Shakespeare, I don't like (not dislike) this play. I'm unable to engage with any of the topics, and I find the play to be bland and dull.
Wednesday: Philosophy (Ethics) Mid-term. Japanese Oral examination.
Thursday: Japanese Final. English Final.
Friday: Philosophy (Epistemology) Mid-term.
My Japanese grades have taken a nose-dive recently. My grades were steadily declining over the last couple of weeks. I started out with 90-95% on the vocab quizzes we were taking, and as of last week I was down to 50%. The mid-term last week was abysmal (40%).
Why?
Lack of work. I was coasting, as per usual.
Last weekend (too late to save the mid-term), I started studying. Properly, systematically studying. Flashcards for vocabulary. Spending 2-3 hours a day going over them.
I'm back up to 80-90% on the quizzes (I've had 2 quizzes since), so I'm hopeful for the final. I've been focusing on Japanese recognition -> English recall, and now I need to start doing them the other way.
This is the first time, in my *life*, I've actually studied. I'm quite proud of myself for managing (after 29 freaking years) to get past my laziness and do the not-fun part of learning. I feel that the course is entirely salvageable ***if*** I keep doing the work.
I'm just kicking myself for not doing this since day 1, 6 weeks ago.
Still: lesson learnt. I'm going to be taking more Japanese when I hit UBC, so it's good to have finally learnt this.