Wednesday, July 22, 2009
everyone needs a little help now and then /4:49 PM
I've put back seeking help from my civics tutor on many occasions. One, I was a little afraid. Two, I didn't want to trouble my civics tutor, who probably already has a thousand other things on her busy schedule. Three, I thought I could resolve it myself, given time. BIG MISTAKE. I can't believe how foolish I've actually been.
It does help to speak out about my problems to someone. Someone other than friends. It feels different for one, and I know that I'm most probably getting a more objective response. I'm really grateful to my civics tutor for taking time off her busy schedule to just sit down, listen to my problems and give me some advice. Thank you so much... You really do make my day brighten up amidst the ever-present dark clouds. :)
I think I really lack confidence. I've never really been confident of my abilities, as the results do not show most of the time. It's a vicious cycle, and my confidence level goes down each time. And yes, I'm very much a worrier. I worry too much about things at times, so much that it affects almost everything I do.
But what my civics tutor said was true. I should not let anything affect my confidence. When I'm sitting for exams, it is not wise to set an expectation and keep harping on that expectation throughout the paper. It does reflect on the
quality of work produced someway or another. Instead, the way to approach an exam would be to look at the question, understand all the requirements of the question and proceed to tackle the questions one at a time. Once the time limit is up for one question, move on. In addition, the trick would be to answer the questions like they were just questions normally asked in class.
And apparently, it would take a really screwed up person to screw up the 'A' Levels, according to what my civics tutor observed over the past years. I'm really glad that my civics tutor does have confidence in me doing reasonably well for Prelims and 'A' Levels.
Yes, I guess the only way now is through sheer hard work and loads of practices. I can't let everyone who has confidence in me down. Most importantly, I can't let myself down. Think positive.
I'm sharing this because I want readers of my blog to take this away with them too.
I WILL WORK HARD. JIAYOU ISAAC!
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