Weekly Writing Challenge 4

Part 1

“Maybe you don’t exactly know where to start to feel motivated. A good hint is to start with yourself. Take it from me, I still have a lot to learn about being a student. [It’s not an easy job, and I wished I got paid to do it](I’ll be referencing something about this in the final piece). Sometimes it takes more than staring at textbook page filled with garbble and a few low grades to realize that there’s more that needs to be done to achieve our goals. It’s a fact that standardized tests and pressuring students to compete with their classmates needs to be thrown out the window at an initial vertical velocity of 50km/h. Celebrate high grades as a milestone in your knowledge and understanding, even if it’s a small milestone, and Don’t forget to learn from the low grades. And definitely keep the comparisons between your success and your friends as far away as possible. It feels rewarding to motivate yourself without climbing above others to reach your goals.

In this conclusion, I am trying to highlight what I’ve learned through school and how it has made me a better person. I am also trying to strike a note that I wrote at the beginning to be able to come full circle (something I have difficulty accomplishing). 

Part 2

1. I received my first CEGEP R score at Dawson College and it showed me that I have a lack of motivation and no certain goals for the future. 
2. The R score is a mysterious calculation which is very different from Finland’s grading system. 
3. Teachers are a fundamental part to education.
4. Psychological conditioning methods keep students motivated. 
5. Motivation is what keeps students and workers alike to continue on with their daily routine; they’re in it for some sort of reward.
6. Without a feeling of motivation, what are we doing with our lives?