Failing of projects day semi-finals

It was already expected as we made minimal progress during the holidays due to the organization having their own programmes and even when school reopened when our timeslots clashed with curriculum. Our presentation was also not as appealing as that of other groups with photo montage/pictures of them working with the organization and their progress. We truly paled in comparison to them and that was probably the deciding factor of our failure to get through. So what happens if I fail to get through…

If it were last year, I wouldn’t really care whether or not I pass the semis. Reason being that projects day was not a component of our grades then. But now, 50% marks of our IS (independent studies) grade is derived from projects day and failing the semis mean losing 35 marks straight. According to what I know, the criteria to gain entry into special programmes (CSE) are a minimum grade of A2 or A1 for IS. However, this instant loss of 35 marks would land me in a B3 grade for IS, hence depriving me of the opportunity to enter CSE. How is this fair? My grades are ok yet this bloody projects day may well ruin my chance…

In fact, I find that projects day should never had been made a part of our grades due to the fact that not everyone is able to squeeze out the time to dedicate it to working out a perfect, awe-inspiring and striking project, especially in Service Learning. Maybe time management and lack of co-operation was our main problem but still, our opportunities for special programmes should not be limited or determined by a project. But still surprisingly enough, more than ¾ of the class failed the semis. And I believe that there are very few groups who managed to make it through. I do wonder if this is the way the school uses to cut down on the number of students vying for the CSE programmes. If it is so, I got to admit that I have come to the wrong school. Last year was fine, this year it’s a horror.

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This is just a rant of mine to get the frustration out of my heart.

Where do I get my blogging ideas.

I am totally not one with ideas circling in my head all the time but more of one who can only work if given an idea. Occasionally I get ideas from discussed topics in class and the news but these are not enough. Therefore, I tend to visit blogs of classmates in order to brainstorm of something to write. Although this may be interpreted as ripping off but I somehow cant get my own ideas. I am only able to write out my opinions on something but unable to think of a topic...My vocab is pathetic as well. Looking at all the "cheem" phrases/words that my classmates use makes me envious in the sense that "I want to do that too". But sometimes I wonder, must we really have good vocab? Isn't the main point just to get our message across? So what is the point of using bombastic words? Nevertheless, I am looking for ways to improve this situation as its indeed boring to see myself repeating the same words time and again. The only way for me to improve this poor vocab of mine is to read more books but I am rather lazy and sometimes more of "cant-be-bothered" to find books. Hence, is there any recommendations of good books to read?