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I hadn't really realized all this, until it was written out in front of my face..
Excerpt from my mom's email to school counselor:
I know she's stretched very thin right now: she added that Psych class to her already full schedule this quarter, on top of her two nights a week martial arts classes, plus she's now assistant teaching in the lower classes twice a week, plus she's got a Dojo Open House demonstration in 2 weeks to prepare for, plus she's doing Study Buddies again, plus her 7th period IS Piano, plus trying to prepare for SAT I this month, and the AP Physics, and the SAT II's, and starting the college search thing.
Part of Rik's response:
Does she intentionally put so much on her plate? Has she realized that she can't possibly do so many things so well so often without any negative results?
Huh. Well anyway. I feel decidedly shitty right about now. Go figure. Do I take on too much? It doesn't feel like I do, it just feels like i'm too lazy and that lethargy is to blame. I think they really do ask too much of students today, though. Honors classes and standardized tests and community service and NHS and extracurriculars and homework and the works......... It's like, how many different freaking ways do you need to be able to tell that we are working hard for our futures and want good things for ourselves?
P.S. one of my brother's best friends has.. cancer..or ..had? they removed a tumor. Not really sure what's going on right now, tests aren't really through yet.. but things are looking up i believe. i hope. he's in my thoughts.
Excerpt from my mom's email to school counselor:
I know she's stretched very thin right now: she added that Psych class to her already full schedule this quarter, on top of her two nights a week martial arts classes, plus she's now assistant teaching in the lower classes twice a week, plus she's got a Dojo Open House demonstration in 2 weeks to prepare for, plus she's doing Study Buddies again, plus her 7th period IS Piano, plus trying to prepare for SAT I this month, and the AP Physics, and the SAT II's, and starting the college search thing.
Part of Rik's response:
Does she intentionally put so much on her plate? Has she realized that she can't possibly do so many things so well so often without any negative results?
Huh. Well anyway. I feel decidedly shitty right about now. Go figure. Do I take on too much? It doesn't feel like I do, it just feels like i'm too lazy and that lethargy is to blame. I think they really do ask too much of students today, though. Honors classes and standardized tests and community service and NHS and extracurriculars and homework and the works......... It's like, how many different freaking ways do you need to be able to tell that we are working hard for our futures and want good things for ourselves?
P.S. one of my brother's best friends has.. cancer..or ..had? they removed a tumor. Not really sure what's going on right now, tests aren't really through yet.. but things are looking up i believe. i hope. he's in my thoughts.