Now that lessons have started proper, school seems to be nothing new to look forward to anymore. It’s not something I dread(apart from PE), but just a few weeks ago when a new school was something novel and unknown, it was quite exciting finding my bearings in a different environment.
All my other friends who are in Science(in other schools) are complaining about the workload and never-ending tutorials and not having enough time and that makes me feel guilty because I have not much homework to do. I guess that’s the way Arts is, it’s not about practice, but about understanding and thinking. I don’t have NO homework, exactly, but the only subject that keeps giving us a constant pile of work is Math. CSE homework are only readings where we analyse and discuss(about Chinese culture and society at the moment), Geography homework is minimal, one data-response worksheet of 3 questions(that is also optional, but I’m going to do it) and the workload from German is quite relaxed too(one short PPT and essay so far, OK 2 essays but its not that bad).
And since this is my ranting ground. I really want to rant about GP. I have no confidence of doing well in it at all. Argumentative essays have always been my weakness because I tend to sensationalize things and exaggerate events(when witing situational and you can make up your own story). I cannot argue logically because for starters, I can’t even stick to the topic properly. I tend to drift away from the main issue and write about something related but something that doesn’t quite answer the question. I always write about how I feel towards a certain issue instead of how it should be. It’s different.
I’ve looked at the standard of writing they expect and I feel like a complete noob. I cannot write like that, I really can’t. My arguments always sound weak and somewhat flawed, like I don’t mean what I’m trying to say(which is often the case, since I didn’t care for the issue in the first place). Why must it be GP or KI? Why can’t they have Creative Writing? I think it’d be a great contrast for GP, rather than KI, which is just a much higher level of GP. Blehh.
I can already sense the impending doom…
