Personal Reflection on Learning at Toongabbie Christian School
Toongabbie Christian School is probably the place where I can say has shaped me as a person the most.
Continuing on from year 6 to year 7 was a challenge to every child. I had the benefit to going to the same school as my older brother, who at that time was in year 12 and completing his HSC.
In year 7 and 8, I took quite a relaxed approach to my learning, completing the work that I needed to and nothing more. This was due to the deviant cultures in High School. You were labeled a “Nerd” if you excelled in school and were also treated as an outcast. At my High school, even though this did happen, no one was really bullied for it.
In year 8, I decided to start taking my parents warnings about my grades a bit more seriously. I started a study plan for my school days. This involved planning time for extra studying at certain times of the week. This paid dividends for my grades, moving from intermediate English to advance and coming first in Japanese.
In year 9, this progressively happened, moving from Intermediate mathematics to Advanced Mathematics. I also came first in Commerce in years 9 & 10 and was in the top three of most of my subjects.
By year 11, I was named DUX and came first in Business Studies, 3 Unit Mathematics, Biology and Studies of Religion. I also overcame the fear of public speaking. This came about by learning and playing my guitar in a band at school. We would play in front of other students as well as their parents. This gave me confidence on the stage as well as a taste for it.
However, by the beginning of year 12 in December 2000, I was experienced burn out. I had worked too hard, for too long. I decided to stop doing 3 Unit Mathematics as I learnt that I was spending half of my time on that subject alone. I dropped down to 2 Unit Advanced Mathematics and didn’t really do any extra study on a regular basis. My grades did drop a bit, but I realized that life is more than just the HSC – it is not the be all and end all.
The lessens that I learnt from my High School experience are:
• Memorisation and Repetitious learning can take you far.
• Hard work in studying does pay off
• However, you need to balance it with other factors in your life or else you will get burnt out.
• High School was a marathon, not a sprint, it is important that you pace yourself throughout your educational experience.
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Continuing on from year 6 to year 7 was a challenge to every child. I had the benefit to going to the same school as my older brother, who at that time was in year 12 and completing his HSC.
In year 7 and 8, I took quite a relaxed approach to my learning, completing the work that I needed to and nothing more. This was due to the deviant cultures in High School. You were labeled a “Nerd” if you excelled in school and were also treated as an outcast. At my High school, even though this did happen, no one was really bullied for it.
In year 8, I decided to start taking my parents warnings about my grades a bit more seriously. I started a study plan for my school days. This involved planning time for extra studying at certain times of the week. This paid dividends for my grades, moving from intermediate English to advance and coming first in Japanese.
In year 9, this progressively happened, moving from Intermediate mathematics to Advanced Mathematics. I also came first in Commerce in years 9 & 10 and was in the top three of most of my subjects.
By year 11, I was named DUX and came first in Business Studies, 3 Unit Mathematics, Biology and Studies of Religion. I also overcame the fear of public speaking. This came about by learning and playing my guitar in a band at school. We would play in front of other students as well as their parents. This gave me confidence on the stage as well as a taste for it.
However, by the beginning of year 12 in December 2000, I was experienced burn out. I had worked too hard, for too long. I decided to stop doing 3 Unit Mathematics as I learnt that I was spending half of my time on that subject alone. I dropped down to 2 Unit Advanced Mathematics and didn’t really do any extra study on a regular basis. My grades did drop a bit, but I realized that life is more than just the HSC – it is not the be all and end all.
The lessens that I learnt from my High School experience are:
• Memorisation and Repetitious learning can take you far.
• Hard work in studying does pay off
• However, you need to balance it with other factors in your life or else you will get burnt out.
• High School was a marathon, not a sprint, it is important that you pace yourself throughout your educational experience.
Weblog in regards to T.C.S.[File does not exist]Picture of T.C.S
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