Newly Set Priorities
This was an exhausting day in the morning!!! I woke up kind of late, so therefore I could not go to the SFJ - Schüler für Jesus which I wanted to do today. When my alarm rang, I didn't want to wake up in order to learn my French vocabularies. Instead I went to sleep again until 40 minutes later. I had to wait another ten minutes to get into the bathroom. At 7:10 we left the house. The time was pretty decent, I guess, but it should have been at least 15 minutes earlier, if I had wanted to go to the SFJ.
While driving, my sister learned French vocabs with me. This was a good thing, because guess what happened today... yes, right, we wrote a test. I was barely prepared, because I didn't have much time to study. While taking the test, I wrote a message to my teacher as well, saying that it was not very nice of him to write this test on a Tuesday, because he knew that Alexandra and I had to go to the Music Theory lesson until 7:30, but apparently he didn't care. So after taking the test, a lot of students complained once again, but the manner the test is done and so on - with no result at all. This annoyed me a whole lot. He, my French teacher, honestly thinks, that there is no work to be done beside French!
We argued that he does not have his stuff together sometimes as well, that he doesn't have the test corrected for the next day A LOT OF TIMES. His arguments were so illogical: "I have to prepare my classes for the next day...which sometimes takes me until 10 pm!" We answered, that our homework takes us a lot longer many, many days, but no one cares about that. No one. Guess what he said: This is different.
In this manner arguments were brought back and forth, and at the point, where he ran out of arguments he cut the conversation. I couldn't take it anymore. I started crying. Luckily, Alexandra asked if we could go outside first. I was mad dissapointed. Everything came together. My exhaustion, the teacher not accepting our points, my lack of sleep,...
Even though I felt horribly, I was still able to participate during German. We had two lessons of German today, since our math teacher was gone. Mr. Peiker had said in the beginning of the school year, that every single math hour that would not be held, will be used in order to catch up on German. So this was fair.
During third hour, which was my free hour, I made a list of my priorities. Several times I went outside to cry. I don't remember this ever happening to me. Anyway, now I am at the point where I say, I don't care about French anymore. I will get worse grades for sure, because I won't study very hard for it anymore. I will not dedicate so much of my time in order to achieve an ok grade, where I could rather take the time to prepare myself for me final test in Math, English, German and History. Even though the grade will count towards my Abitur as well, I not only think, but believe, that this was the right decision. I feel it. It brought peace in my life again!
Maybe this is also some sort of resistance. What if everybody's grades will go down for two or more points. Aren't teachers going to question why this happens? Wouldn't they finally wake up and see that this is in no relation to what should be going on? I hope so, but that is not the reason why I will accept bad grades, though.
Also I have decided to not do all of my homework anymore. Homework isn't as important as sleep or music. I hope I can stick to the new list of priorities from now on.
While driving, my sister learned French vocabs with me. This was a good thing, because guess what happened today... yes, right, we wrote a test. I was barely prepared, because I didn't have much time to study. While taking the test, I wrote a message to my teacher as well, saying that it was not very nice of him to write this test on a Tuesday, because he knew that Alexandra and I had to go to the Music Theory lesson until 7:30, but apparently he didn't care. So after taking the test, a lot of students complained once again, but the manner the test is done and so on - with no result at all. This annoyed me a whole lot. He, my French teacher, honestly thinks, that there is no work to be done beside French!
We argued that he does not have his stuff together sometimes as well, that he doesn't have the test corrected for the next day A LOT OF TIMES. His arguments were so illogical: "I have to prepare my classes for the next day...which sometimes takes me until 10 pm!" We answered, that our homework takes us a lot longer many, many days, but no one cares about that. No one. Guess what he said: This is different.
In this manner arguments were brought back and forth, and at the point, where he ran out of arguments he cut the conversation. I couldn't take it anymore. I started crying. Luckily, Alexandra asked if we could go outside first. I was mad dissapointed. Everything came together. My exhaustion, the teacher not accepting our points, my lack of sleep,...
Even though I felt horribly, I was still able to participate during German. We had two lessons of German today, since our math teacher was gone. Mr. Peiker had said in the beginning of the school year, that every single math hour that would not be held, will be used in order to catch up on German. So this was fair.
During third hour, which was my free hour, I made a list of my priorities. Several times I went outside to cry. I don't remember this ever happening to me. Anyway, now I am at the point where I say, I don't care about French anymore. I will get worse grades for sure, because I won't study very hard for it anymore. I will not dedicate so much of my time in order to achieve an ok grade, where I could rather take the time to prepare myself for me final test in Math, English, German and History. Even though the grade will count towards my Abitur as well, I not only think, but believe, that this was the right decision. I feel it. It brought peace in my life again!
Maybe this is also some sort of resistance. What if everybody's grades will go down for two or more points. Aren't teachers going to question why this happens? Wouldn't they finally wake up and see that this is in no relation to what should be going on? I hope so, but that is not the reason why I will accept bad grades, though.
Also I have decided to not do all of my homework anymore. Homework isn't as important as sleep or music. I hope I can stick to the new list of priorities from now on.
8 Comments:
At 19/10/05 18:08, Anonym said…
I don't know what this SFJ thing you are referring to is. I don't think you ever told me about it. At least I don't think that you mentioned this title before.
Anyway, I'm sorry you had to go through such stress during French class. I don't think I have ever experienced something like that. I don't know how I would of reacted.
I think it is good for you to have your priorities. Even though French is not up there anymore, I hope you still do well because I know that you work hard. Once one accepts bad grades to have the possibility of coming, I think it is a lot easier.
About the whole priorities thing... maybe you could read what I said about priorities on my Retreat blog "The Source and Summit". I think it applies to the whole priority setting process. Ask me if you don't know what I'm talking about
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At 19/10/05 18:24, Kerstin said…
Thank you for pointing out the center of each Christian's life!! You are so right, by saying that everything else will fall into its place...
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