9:34pm Tuesday 26th January 2010
By Natasha Woolf
Year 12 at Watford Grammar School for Girls and the level of work has radically stepped up from what it used to be. The days of one piece of work per night are truly over and now I constantly have something to do, or more to the point, something I should be doing.
I am studying Religious Studies, German, Politics and History of Art. All four seem to have an incredibly large workload and involve me spending most of my time writing essays for this, that and the other. This week has been the most manic yet, total of essays so far is five and I'm waiting for the rest.
In between essays, notes and presentations our teachers expect us to be doing outside reading; in an ideal world i would like to be reading around all of my subjects but i don't seem to be capable of this. Having said that, Facebook, MSN and Twitter may have something to do with this - constantly there to distract me, dragging me away from my work, I just have to see what is going on with all my friends!
But, on the other hand, it can't be healthy doing so much work and no 'play'. Speaking of being healthy, this is one of Watford Girl's Sixth Form's idea's, to make sure we are happy, healthy and exercising regularly. This is in order to stay focused on work but by not going over the top. Is this really the case though? These days I barely have enough time to watch Eastenders, let alone read around my subjects and excercise does not often happen.
I'm beginning to think that doing A-Levels ultimately means having no life. This really should not be the case but I can see no other way of dealing with the work situation. Maybe the answer is to stay in, become reclusive and only leave the house when in an emergency?
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