Recently, I've been studying for my GED test. Next year, I'm going to take it and hopefully pass, and then I'll be through highschool. If I DO pass, I'll be out of highschool at 14... 4 years before I have to worry about college. Correct? Nope! I'll be doing 2 college courses online of my choice for the next years leading up to college, so I can explore my interests and figure out what I want to do. Excuse me for sounding a bit rude but... I don't want to! I'll be FOURTEEN. I don't want to even THINK about college at that point, let alone start doing two courses each semester.
Yes, I understand that I'll be out at a young age... but I don't want to start overloading myself with college work and have no time to be with my friends or have fun for myself. It stresses me when this topic comes up because I simply DO NOT want to think about it right now. I know that eventually, yes, I will have to... but not this year. This year, I just want to focus on studying and having fun with my friends- nothing else. As I'm constantly saying: life is too short, and I don't want to waste it stressed out and unhappy. Does this mean I want to neglect my studies? No! Not at all! I just want to be able to take some time away from school, albeit two weeks after I get my GED. I don't want to go from working hard to working even harder right away, if that makes any sense. I want to do coursework online, because I do enjoy it. I want to continue my education and I want to get a good education so I can get a good job and actually have a life when I grow up... but I don't want to start planning for it or talking about it yet. I don't want to hear about college plans every week, and I don't want to talk about my future un-decided career every other day. I DON'T KNOW YET. That is what school, college courses and LIFE are there to help me figure out. I just want to be able to find out at my own pace and not at the set pace of someone else... I don't want to overly FORCE my interests and end up royally messing myself up. Please, please, PLEASE let me discover learning and what I want to do on my own... I'm doing it, just slower than what you would like or think. Please rememember that while I am smart and mature for my age, I'm still young and I still want to ACT like I'm young... not like I'm a 17 year old graduate. Maddie
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