Stones in a Glass House (January to April)

The new year rolled by in a very cold manner, which gladdened me so very, very much.  Snow is so much better than horrible hot dryness or torrential rains.

The semester didn’t actually end until late January, but for all purposes, it was over by December. I had something like an 86% average, very much like the average for the first term back in Mexico. I started the new semester with four classes: Biology 30IB, Chemistry 25IB, Philosophy 20/30IB, and Math 20IB. All IB, half of them hard.

Biology 30IB has shaped up to be awesome so far. I have a new teacher,  and that single fact has already raised my average in the class by a full 6%. At the moment, I have a 88-90% average. Quite nice, and will probably be my best class.

Philosophy 20/30IB is really awesome, taught by someone who could best be described as “Wise Beard Man”. His word is wise, and his face is beard. I have a 92% average so far, and the course is supposed to be hard. Peh!

Math 20IB is a rollercoaster of emotions. I get 30% on tests sometimes, and my latest tests have been in the 90% range. My average is something like 55% unstandardized, and 77-85% standardized depending (literally) if the teacher likes me.

Chemistry 25IB… Taught by an awesome Welsh man with a dark sense of humour and a very nerdy way of looking at things. He cares, he helps, he jokes. I study, I understand, I do the best I can.

Then why am I getting a 70% in that course?

Oh well, I’m not carrying through in Chemistry next year, so it doesn’t really matter. It’s just causing me a lot of despair.

I guess that’s it for my past history. My past has been laid out before you, and now it’s your turn to watch and wait. Wish me luck.

 

Into the Long Night...