Too many weekends wasted… May 29, 2008
Posted by lee in Random.Tags: Band, Make Up, Weekday, Weekend
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I wonder how much more time we are going to have to give up our whole weekend. From Friday to Sunday and in some cases, from Friday to Monday when there is a holiday. We don’t get to do anything but to practice our instruments, watch TV, and hanging out with your friends. There still isn’t a lot of things to do because sometimes, we get tired of doing the same things all the time.
We shouldn’t have too many rehearsals. It’s not as if I wanted to become a musician, I just want to play the saxophone so that I could relax myself with some music after stressing myself out. However, with concerts in the middle of the week, there is not enough time to do our projects and our homework and in some cases, study for a big test.
At the last concert, many people had to stay very late finishing up projects, doing homework, and to some people, study for any upcoming tests. Many who are in 8th grade and in the the band had to stay late finishing everything up because the concert ended around 8:30-9:oo p.m.
Most teachers would say that it was our entire fault that we left everything for the last minute but that is obviously not true. In my case, I had to cover myself with leaves so if I did it two days before it was due, the leaves could have dried up and then they would have fallen off. That would take a lot of points off me. Also, instead of a Wednesday or a Thursday for a concert, we should have it on a Friday or Saturday so that we would still have time to do the homework during the morning instead of having to do it all night.
Another thing is that missing classes due to a rehearsal is not that ideal. Many people would be happy because they get to miss class but if you see it from another angle, that schoolwork that you missed piles up on you and you are going to have to make it up for next class which is sometimes worse because you might not get some parts of the assignments.
I think that that’s my problem this week because I was already forced to go to a concert that I did not even play and now I have to sacrifice my whole weekend again to play on some concerts and a rehearsal. Then, I have a draft due on Monday and a quiz to make up on Monday at math time so that then, I will miss another lesson.
Out of this, I I would be glad if we kept on playing concerts but not as much as five on one weekend and another one in a weekday and then sacrificing my whole entire weekend.
-Lee
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