I just finished my online algebra and trigonometry class at 3:40 in the afternoon on a winter wednesday. I was getting ready to talk to my ASAP mentor for the end of the semester. My warm computer on my lap in my bedroom and my playstation 4 controller beside me, it was 4pm when I had my monthly meeting with him. I spoke with him and told him that I wouldn’t be able to pass any of my classes considering how little work I put in. He then told me that I’m going to have to withdraw from all the classes I know I going to fail. I sighed and did just that. I withdrawed from every one of my classes to redo again so I could keep my positive transcript. I looked to the ceiling telling myself that I won’t fail again. Then I look my DualShock controller from beside me and got on my ps4 to play some Apex Legends.

My view on education changed when I had to withdraw from my classes. Throughout middle school, my grades weren’t very great. I didn’t do very well in my classes but I did always pass them. At the time I never would’ve thought about the fact that I would get left back, as in repeating a grade, since it was such a serious thing in middle school. And now I literally experienced that. I got left back. This was something I would’ve never expected because I thought it was going to be a class each school year, but instead we have a class each semester which I didn’t expect at the time. But now I have seen the consequences of my actions and I’m trying to make everything up and improve on what I could’ve done better. This was a learning experience for me. But I’ll still be on my games though.