How will I turn up?

Posted Feb 11 2011 by in Academics, Thoughts with 1 Comment

“Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all. “

Sam Ewing

     It’s been a few long weeks. I assume that I’ve been working hard, but not hard enough to get an A in some classes. Let’s go through a short run down of what the grades look like so far:

Spanish-B

History- C(?)

Communications-A

Sociology-A

English-B-/C+

     Now, I know what most of you are saying. Yes, I know that is is highly ambitious of me to want all A’s in my classes. Especially considering that I have more responsibilities at home and less time to do my work. Well, this type of thinking goes back to my more formative years where anything less than my best was unacceptable.

   What is my best though? I mean, my absolute best. Could I not watch The Game on Tuesday and study for my Spanish class? I could. Should I take extra notes for my sociology class while reading what was assigned? I should. Could I take the time out and write my papers as assigned instead of at the last minute? We all know the obvious answer to that one.

    There are plenty of things that I have to sacrifice in order to have all A’s. Fun things that have to be sacrificed, but that’s what college is about sometimes. If you haven’t already found out, you will. But what is to be gained from those sacrifices? What are you really losing out on? What is most important in your life at this moment? Once these questions are answered, then you will know how you will turn up.

I plan to turn my sleeves up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hilary - I am a freshman here at ASU. While I am not a traditional student (I’m older than 20 younger than 30…that’s all the hints that I’m giving), I do enjoy every aspect of college life. I major in Music. More specifically, I play the cello. I haven’t been playing very long, but I do enjoy performing.

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  1. Christine
    Feb 13, 2011

    Its not ambitious to want all A’s at all! Not if you don’t disappoint yourself too much in the interim, at least. I love the quote there. I do this that one of the most important things about education, thought, is not focusing on the value behind the letter grade, but instead the value of the information gained. Grades are a great way to stay focused; they condense that intangible idea of collecting knowledge into a symbol, and can be very helpful as far as setting goals, but personally, I always work a little harder when I realize that I actually want to remember the stuff I am studying… Well, most of it, anyways. I can’t own to believing and wanting to know everything that has been taught to me, but I try to see the value. Anyways, good luck with the grades!