I am a nerd. And boy am I proud of it!
Here are my more comprehensive thoughts on school (and grades):
1) It is required of you, you have to go. We all understand that. As my friend put it to a disheartened freshman a few weeks ago who asked 'Why do I have to go to school?': "Because, right now school is your job. You need to come prepared. You have to dress for it and you have to do what is required of you." If you have to do it, and if the fact that you have to isn't going to change--you might as well make the best of it. It is an advantage to have an education, and now, for a well-paying job it is a requirement. Deal with it and appreciate it.
2) I have one teacher who is all about grades. I have another who is rolling a dice for the 6 week progress grade (and no, I am not joking). One cares too much, the other doesn't care enough (seemingly). Don't stand with these extremes, they're both wrong. Grades are not a end to the means, they are mean to an end. Grades don't determine how smart you are, and in some classes, they don't even show your potential. However, they are the measurement of these. I want to be a lawyer, a good lawyer. Hopefully in D.C. I know that to jump start a career in law in D.C, I am going to need an education from a reputable law school. These reputable law schools are hard to get into. To get in, I am going to need to go to a decent/reputable undergraduate school. These schools are also hard to get into. To get into these schools, I need good grades in my classes. That's the way it is. Learn to care about your grades. I talked about school being your job, well, in school grades are your salary.
3) On taking harder classes: If you can, do it. If you think you can't, try it anyways.
Here are my more comprehensive thoughts on school (and grades):
1) It is required of you, you have to go. We all understand that. As my friend put it to a disheartened freshman a few weeks ago who asked 'Why do I have to go to school?': "Because, right now school is your job. You need to come prepared. You have to dress for it and you have to do what is required of you." If you have to do it, and if the fact that you have to isn't going to change--you might as well make the best of it. It is an advantage to have an education, and now, for a well-paying job it is a requirement. Deal with it and appreciate it.
2) I have one teacher who is all about grades. I have another who is rolling a dice for the 6 week progress grade (and no, I am not joking). One cares too much, the other doesn't care enough (seemingly). Don't stand with these extremes, they're both wrong. Grades are not a end to the means, they are mean to an end. Grades don't determine how smart you are, and in some classes, they don't even show your potential. However, they are the measurement of these. I want to be a lawyer, a good lawyer. Hopefully in D.C. I know that to jump start a career in law in D.C, I am going to need an education from a reputable law school. These reputable law schools are hard to get into. To get in, I am going to need to go to a decent/reputable undergraduate school. These schools are also hard to get into. To get into these schools, I need good grades in my classes. That's the way it is. Learn to care about your grades. I talked about school being your job, well, in school grades are your salary.
3) On taking harder classes: If you can, do it. If you think you can't, try it anyways.
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I am moved by fancies that are curled
Around these images, and cling:
The notion of some infinitely gentle
Infinitely suffering thing.
T.S Eliot, "Preludes"
I am moved by fancies that are curled
Around these images, and cling:
The notion of some infinitely gentle
Infinitely suffering thing.
T.S Eliot, "Preludes"