目前的我正积极面对着考试,也感受到考试带给我的压力了。(考期是二月15日至17日,两科主要科目)。与其说我要争取更好的成绩,倒不如我先担心我可能连去年考取的成绩等级都会失守。这是我较实际的担忧。我曾检讨过为什么我不会做得特别好。首先,‘特别好’在很多人的定义是要获取第一等级学位。我在心态上从来都不追求这东西-管 它叫虚荣也好,功利也好,或正面意义的学术能力也好。我认为,我是有可能可以达到这地步的,如果我肯放下我身边很多的活动或个人兴趣。是的,认识我的人都 知道我的兴趣实在是太广泛了。我的个人兴趣也是我的生活的一大部分,难以分割。虽然我是来到远方求学,我的生活平衡还是必需兼顾。我不希望只是过着读书的 生活。
确实,我会每天 用不少的时间阅读网上新闻,也许也会花些时间在娱乐方面(音乐,电影)。我的确因为额外选修政治学和德语班,而用不少时间专注在那些方面。不少人,甚至我 妈都会嫌我参加舞蹈会浪费太多的时间,再加上本身也参与不少其他的学会。但是,我不认为那是我的成绩不好的导因。
我必须承认的是我有面对学业上的一些难题-比如说我读书/温习功课时的专注力不够,读书的效率和进展总是很慢。很难说那是为什么-- 也许我满脑子总是有太多的东西想,也许我不会拒绝别人或外在的诱惑,也许自己碰到不喜欢的科目领域而萌生起的逃避心态—有时自己对此蛮懊恼的。
再说,一个不争的事实,自从Form 5 开始,我的学业表现疲弱,逐渐走下坡路—这可能与我的心态上的转变有关系。对我来说,读书的意义是真的为了获取有用的知识,以便将来可以实践它,运用在生活。成绩并不能说明些什么--最重要是你读书的热忱。到底什么是你的目的或驱动力才是每个人必需回答的问题。我从来不把在大学所选修的科系当作未来‘赚大钱’的跳板。想象一下,潜意识首要目的是‘赚大钱’的医生或律师会是一个怎么样的人?崇高的职业道德和任务去了哪里?
所以,我在大学,就是要获取相关知识的精髓。成绩分数也许只是身外之物。以后我要别人问我到底为国家社会人民贡献了什么,根本不屑别人问我大学成绩考得如何。
不过,既然来到了英国深造,又在顶尖大学念书,也不可以对自己没有要求。况且父母出了那么大笔金钱供我来这里深造,我也有一定的责任考取一定的成绩。至少’B’等级也不是什么高要求,我一定会尽我全力去达到—虽然这对我来说已是很大的挑战了。
其实,在我的朋友圈子里,不知有多少真正了解我的现况。不少人仍停留在小学和中学时期对我的印象--他们总觉得我做任何事情,尤其是学业方面,是一定可以的,或毫无疑问的。可是,他们也许不懂,很多时候,我希望能得到他们更多的鼓励和支持,激励我的士气。
因为有了这个博客网,我有了发我个人牢骚的空间。希望你们不会介意—如果你们想听我的心底话。
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I will have my first 2 major exam papers in middle of the next month. Currently I’m striving hard in the preparation for it. My fear is that I could not even ‘defend’ my last year’s grade – which is not very satisfactory too. My aim is only 2nd upper class and above, is it too demanding? No. I don’t think so. But it is already a very big challenge for me to achieve it.
I’m facing my study problems also – my progress doesn’t look good. You can say it’s not efficient or just too slow. Perhaps I get too many distractions and also I am not good in declining ppl’s invitation (to chat or to go out, etc). Also maybe it is due to the fact that I am kinda in the ‘escapism’ mood when I encounter those topics in my subjects that I really don’t like.
Although I understand my obligation as a student (in one of the top universities in the world) here at overseas, I cannot disrupt or concede my healthy and balance way of life that I’m living now just to acquire my grade as high as 1st class honour. I do not really care about how the grade will look like, as the knowledge I learnt in university is for the practical application in my life in future. Result is merely numbers and alphabets which mean nothing, if you do not use the knowledge in a constructive way with the respectable objective committed for your profession. Instead of ‘what is the grade you obtained in your degree’, I rather being asked ‘what is your contribution to the society, country and your people with the knowledge you learnt at overseas country’.
Sometimes, I admit that I am weak in my will, I need more support or more motivations from my friends. I hope them not to assume that I should have no problem with my life (esp academically), like how they remind me in the past when elementary or secondary school period.
1 comment:
Hm...I agree wif ur opinion...
Dun b too stress ya...
Exam is indeed not a v good means to gauge the standard of a student, but it is still the main tool tat can b used to measure a student's understanding in a subject.
Dun worry..I will giv u my 101% moral support!
Chee Han Boleh~~
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