Weekly Review of 2/8/15 - 2/14/15

So I went out in search of my drive. I don't like how everyone in high school seems to be racing for college. That's their one goal, the one thing that will make everything in high school worth while. And hey, that might be, but to spend your life waiting for the future doesn't seem like much of a life. When you get there it'll be great but right now, you're here. So might as well make the best of it. I also think that's part of the reason why I'm having so much trouble doing homework. Getting myself to actually do it is hard mostly because it's boring and because I don't want to do it. Society has kind of forced us to accept this kind of education because it seems like the obvious and logical way to learn. Getting kids to memorize, study and get good grades isn't how I want to learn. Education and learning does great things when used correctly, but can also also lead to mediocrity. Kids these days are just told to get study to get good grades to get into a good college. The other day I was talking with my sister about some of the problems I've been having in school. She took Spanish for 5 years in high school and middle school and she also got straight A's her whole career minus a couple B's, but she can barely a remember a single thing. All the conjugations, vocab, verb forms, flushed down the drain. She's only been out of Spanish for half a year. That's pretty messed up. Hours upon hours of work everyday for something she would just forget extremely soon. So then why did she get all A's in that class. Because she passed her tests and turned in her homework. The only reason why she puts up with it all is because she has a passion for the theater. Acting. She wants to act when she grows up but she can't do that unless she goes to a good college. That's her drive. I tried out several things. A video game called Star Wars: The Old Republic, TV shows, just being successful, Lego stop motion, enjoying the now. None of it really worked. Trying to do homework is just as hard if not worse. I'll find my drive eventually.