Quarter 1 blog I'm nervous help

Remember this?

This quarter went by fast! I really can't believe it! At the same time, so much has changed since the first day! The biggest thing was probably our jobs. I didn't know very much about them before we started doing them. It perplexed me why I had to get up early in the morning to go work until school started. I was used to getting to school right on time so I could cram in some extra free time. Over the course of this quarter, I realized that we need to devote a lot of our time to leadership. It seems obvious now, but you don't fully understand something until it happens. A couple weeks later, while we were doing flag football, I never found a time to eat lunch. I didn't want to leave class early because I was worried it would affect my grade. I thought I'd be able to fit some time for eating in somewhere, but I never did. Again, I underestimated how much time it would take. The week flag football ended was the worst week of my life (I am prone to exaggeration). Why? Because that was the week probation kicked in. I wish I was never on probation. I was less than halfway done with a really long book, and I just abandoned it and got two smaller books. This was less than a week before probation. The worst part is that I lost a lot of my free recess week, since our period had after school sales. A running theme of this is that I don't expect something so I'm unprepared and negative consequences happen. That's pretty much what the major events were. What has changed me more than any event was being with the rest of the leadership class, especially my period. I have new friends, new not-so-friends, new people to talk to. It's a lot better than being in leadership basically alone. Because of them, I'm a better person. I'm not necessarily smarter because of my new friends. I'm happier. I'm more social. And that's going to carry me through the hard times in life. Not math, not science, friends.

Optimism

A highlight of the quarter would be band. I've mentioned it in a positive light in every weekly
blog, besides when we had subs the whole week, and for a good reason. I never feel stressed or worried in band, and the few tests we got were easy and required little studying. What we learn is fun and everyone is invested. I bet band will stay a sanctuary from all the hectic parts of life. Another highlight would have to be being with and talking to everyone. It's more fun than I realized. I've never bothered to just have a conversation with people so different from me. A low light of the quarter was social studies. Every single day, nobody ever listened. Still, nobody listens. This is the first time in my life in which a class acted more well-behaved when we had a sub than our actual teacher. Another low light of the quarter was how little I got to see my old friends. We got lunch, recess for 1 week every three, and whatever classes we share. This is problematic for my friends on a different team. I feel like I'm slowly being separated from them, day by day, piece by piece, and there's nothing I can do to stop it! Great, I just got myself in a bad mood.

Sorry Emma I don't have many pictures. :(

The big thing I learned over the course of the quarter is to not underestimate anything. Even the most mundane of things can backfire if you aren't careful. For example, not eating lunch for almost two weeks. Also, thinking you can read an absurdly long book in two weeks. If I hadn't pushed aside my AR goal, I would never have been on probation. If I studied for a science test, I'd get an A. I'm going to start doing this in second quarter. I want you to see how my grades are different for the two quarters.

In second quarter I'm looking forward to doing the 6th grade orientation dance choreography stuff. It sounds fun. Why does it sound fun to me? Because I'll finally have some long-term thing to challenge me! Hard times define a character way more than easy times, so why not be optimistic about it? Why should I dread being challenged and eventually overcoming challenges? That's what life is all about! I am looking forward to the hard times. Hard times are the best times to become a better person. Hard times give us purpose, even if that purpose is just to get through the hard times. Hard times are why I joined leadership.