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Ⅱ Education

3. Don’t forget to reward yourself with a couple of hours (2 at the
most) of free time (for all)

Studying is important, but it is also important to refresh yourself by allowing your mind and body
time to relax and pursue your hobbies.
Remember, this is strictly free time, not a
free-for-all. Using time wisely will make
those couple of hours truly golden ones.
You could listen to your favorite music,
watch that miniseries you just cannot af-
ford to miss this time, or more impor-
tantly, you could catch up with some
quality reading of your own. If you have
time to spare, try reading one of those
long novels by Dan Brown or Rowling
(editor’s choice), or, if you are of a more practical breed, read those books reg-
istered on your reading log on your report card. Remind yourself that you will have to face ques-
tions inquiring about your comprehension of your book list, and what better way to prepare for
it beforehand than starting it right now?

4. Prepare yourself for more subjects coming up next year (1st
graders)

The second year in high school comes with more diverse subjects; and moreover, they are di-
rectly connected to the college entrance exam you 1st graders will be confronting in 2019.
Mathematics, especially, is concluded in your next two semesters and the curriculum will be
merely repeated in your third year at IFLHS. You will also be taking National History, a manda-
tory subject you will also be seeing on your college entrance exam, and, although National His-
tory might be a pushover compared to other subjects, it is crucial to keep in mind that you
should at least get third rank to actually pass the exam. Fail to achieve the third-degree cutline,
and you fail the entire exam regardless of your other subject grades. Also, the second year
provides newcomers with a choice between National Geography or Life and Ethics; but with
that choice already having been made before the end of term, it’s time to take the path you
chose and try your best in it. My peers have always remarked that Life and Ethics proved to be
more generous in grades, and that a few wrong answers in a National Geography exam can
lead to devastating scores. That is somewhat true. I’m afraid, but that doesn’t mean that one
subject has the higher ground over another. What is more important is trying your best in every-
thing and dedicating small but sure amounts of study time to your social study subjects. This is
a word of advice from someone who failed in doing this and is reaping the backlashes!