JARED LIM Class 3B2( 2013)
A WAKE UP CALL
Jared was from the Normal Technical stream in Secondary One. This story chronicles his life after getting his Primary School Leaving Examination( PSLE) results.
I was a playful and mischievous student during my primary school days. I loved playing many games and failing all my tests and examinations did not matter to me. Life was“ carefree” and“ enjoyable”. I put these words in inverted commas because if I recall, life was not really carefree or enjoyable. I just had fun – but when my PSLE results was released, my results hung on me like a heavy burden as I failed all my papers and was put into the Normal Technical stream( NT). Life was not really carefree or enjoyable. This was my wake-up call.
Life in our NT class was quite hard. Some of us wanted to study and pay attention while others were more interested in getting attention and wasting the whole class’ s time. It was almost impossible for me to study – but that horrid burden( of being sad and unable to pass all my PSLE subjects) kept haunting me. I knew that I could complete the questions – if only I actually studied. After much thought and deliberation, I planned my life and decided to work hard on my studies so that I would feel better about myself. With perseverance and hard work, I managed to struggle through my Secondary One and was promoted to the Normal Academic( NA) stream when I was in Secondary Two. There was no secret to my success. I had to pay full attention in class. I had to revise my work – every day when I got home, instead of just playing and enjoying life. I also asked many questions. My teachers did not run away from me – they helped me and answered all my questions.
Life in Secondary Two NA was also very difficult at first. I had to go through the whole cycle of perseverance and hard work. I had to catch up on what I missed and I had to work even harder than when I was in Secondary One.
My PSLE results really woke me up. I feel that every student can change their lives if they work for it and persevere. I firmly believe in one of our school values – PERSEVERANCE.
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