We lost to Collins Hill 28-9. How pathetic. Great job class of 09 football. You're really making us proud.
You know when teachers, parents, students tell you life isn't about numbers? They tell you that you are more than just a ranking, an SAT score, or a test grade-- That no matter what chair you are, you are still a good musician? But... how can this be true? We count our lives by numbers: age, income, hours spent doing whatever. We are surrounded by it everywhere we go, and we wear it on our wrists. And yet, when they say that you are more than a number, why is it that those who have great character but not the test scores can't go farther in life than they already have? It doesn't matter what kind of a person or what things you have done as long as you have the numbers. It's just so frustrating. You can't even get numbers (scholarships) without it.
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So today Murat called me a slacker...
He was completely right. I have failed to be diligent since sophomore year. That's almost two wasted years of laziness. I can't believe myself. I ought to be (and am) ashamed. No more of this slacking off. I'm bringing it back.
Emily
3 comments:
yeah.... it's only like that cause you can't expect the shool to know you but by some classification. so we have an awesome system called grades and rank. You're right... life isn't all about numbers. It really is not. But the society we live in value individual's academic background. and yes.. it will determine where you are going to end up in the future. However, it's not always true that someone with high grade = an awesome person.
Some People put a lot of effort into their work, but they might not be able to obtain the highest grade in a group. But that hard work will definitely benefit him/her at some point in their life. You spend large portion of your time in the band, and you might not continue playing in the band in the future. But what you learned in those years of band isn't just how to play a clarinet or how to be a drum major, right? I am sure you learned countless amount of valuable lessons being the head of marching band and playing among other band members. Those are things that the numbers won't show, but I think they are more important in your life than knowing how to solve some vector problem.
emily! don't listen to silly murat. you are one of the least slacker people i know. and you are way more awesome than any numbers can say.
Don't listen to Murat! He was probably just kidding anyway. You're one of the hardest working people I know, and you are way cooler than a bunch of numbers, and really, Emily, your numbers are pretty good. You're basically all-around awesome!
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