Qijing Zhou
Mrs.Toonen
Heaven or Hell?
There’s lots of differences between high school and college. I want to write about two differences in today’s blog. The first difference is about free time. In high school, everything had been arranged for me. I had to wake up at 6:00 a.m. I took nine classes and a evening self-study. I could go to bed at 10 p.m. I didn’t have any free time on things except for studying.However, I only had 4 classes in the first semester of college and those classes were quite easy. I only had 3 or even 1 class a day! So much free time! I decided to start from things that I always wanted to do rather than waste the time. I started working out more in the gym and trying to learn piano myself. I found myself changed a lot after a semester. The most obvious change was that I looked stronger and spunkier than before.
The second difference is about teaching style. In high school, teachers would scold students for a simple miscalculation. And they only encouraged students who did well. I still remember my class teacher spent 30 minutes telling us never to chat during class because somebody chatted in class. I just couldn’t figure out how could she keep talking non-stop about the same thing for 30 minutes. Besides, she took up our time to show her frustration which was also ridiculous for me. In college, however, teachers encourage and guide students more. My first year seminar teacher, Baker, always encouraged us to speak about our points. He said “very nice view!” every time I expressed opinions. I never expected to receive such praise for a simple view. That encouraged me a lot and I am more willing to speak during classes thanks to him.
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