This year, I was forced to face an entirely new set of obstacles, one of the most foreboding being senioritis. Senioritis affects everyone slightly differently, but the product is the same: we just don’t want to do anything. We don’t feel like it, it’s too much to think about, we’d rather be sleeping… All valid, but none helpful in terms of earning an A. In some classes, too, we can’t really be bothered to care whether or not we get an A. I know for me, I’ve never expected an A in math, or physics, or spanish, simply because I am not passionate about the subjects. A B is okay with me, because I know that means that I’m focusing more on the subjects I will love my whole life, and to me that focus is important. Luckily, art is one of the classes that I really strive to do well in, and this year I earned an A by showing as much passion and attention for the subject as I could muster (which is a lot, by the way). The best thing, too, is that other than the blogging and organization, everything I do in the class is something I’m excited to do. (I don’t hate those things, really, and I know they’re a small price to pay for learning a subject I love, I’m just rather disorganized and more importantly, at any given time I would rather be physically making art). Because of my excitement, I always came to class ready to put in work, and I did a good job of driving all my own assignments and staying on schedule with portfolio work. I came up with my concentration in December and had plenty of time to refine it, and every piece showed the care and effort I put into it. I took instruction well and collaborated when I could, giving and receiving a lot of constructive criticism that I put to good use.
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May 2016
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