“I can’t solve a single problem correctly!” I shout into my calculus textbook. After I toss my pencil and calculator onto the desk, I close the textbook and shove it over to make room to lay my head down into my crossed arms. There’s only 24 hours until the calculus II exam starts and crammingContinue reading “When Did Being A Student Become So Competitive?”
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New Intro
“I can’t do a single problem correctly!” I shouted into my calculus textbook. I threw my pencil and calculator down onto the desk and covered my face with my hands. About a minute passed before I noticed that my palms were wet and that I had dotted my textbook with a few tears. It tookContinue reading “New Intro”
Weekly Writing Challenge 5
Education: The Biggest Rollercoaster of My Life Education: A Cycle of Abuse. The Motivated Student All Aboard the Motivation Train! How to Retrain Your Brain to Think like a Student Rather Than a Sack of Potatoes I Can’t Think Clearly When did being a student become so hard? When did being a student become soContinue reading “Weekly Writing Challenge 5”
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 thisContinue reading “Weekly Writing Challenge 4”
Weekly Writing Challenge 3
Part 1: Rewritten Paragraph “My eyes were heavy and sore now, staring at my future being spelled out by each shameful grade I’ve received. A twinge of guilt sat in my stomach regretting all the nights I spent procrastinating instead of learning. The school hallways were closing in on me, and––as Boyle’s ideal gas lawContinue reading “Weekly Writing Challenge 3”
Second Draft
The sun was just rising one Monday morning in February as I rode the 7:15am bus on my way to Dawson. My phone light woke my sleepy eyes as I scrolled through last minute notes, preparing for my chemistry of solutions test that day. Relax, I reassured myself, You’re going to do well. At the top of myContinue reading “Second Draft”
Weekly Writing Challenge 2
A happy class environment is magnified by motivation. I can remember the first time my biology II teacher recommended browsing Science Magazine last semester for a piece of reading outside of the course requirements because the articles were “interesting and relevant.” For a few split seconds, I actually considered it. Then a resounding groan hitContinue reading “Weekly Writing Challenge 2”
Weekly Writing Challenge #2
A happy class environment is magnified by motivation. I can remember the first time my biology II teacher recommended browsing Science Magazine last semester for a piece of reading outside of the course requirements because the articles were “interesting and relevant.” For a few split seconds, I actually considered it. Then a resounding groan hitContinue reading “Weekly Writing Challenge #2”
Weekly Writing Challenge 1
Part 1 Out of all the age groups, babies are the ones with the largest availability of neuronal networks ready to grab all the new sensory information being thrown their way. Dendrites make this possible. Dendrites are tendril-like extensions of the neuron that receive information in the form of neurotransmitters. When a baby explores aContinue reading “Weekly Writing Challenge 1”
Practicing Pathetic Arguments
Imagine you live in a family where there’s non-stop chaos: tv stations constantly playing at 3/ 4 volume, dogs yapping away at every pedestrian and their cousin, your little sister’s manic behaviour swarming your thoughts and you still have a biology and chemistry test to study for.
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