Ben Nikpour - Week 10: The Break We All Needed

    Although it has been just around 90 days since the school year started, it feels like it's been a year. We have all been working so hard to do the best we can in this challenging year. Not only is it our junior year of high school, considered the most difficult grade, but also we are coming back from a year of Covid. The pandemic gave us a year of virtual learning, so we did not get the entire learning experience we needed; most of us are still getting used to being back in person. The change in learning has made these past few weeks of school feel so much more exhausting than they should have been. Last week especially, many students expressed their exhaustion as Thanksgiving break approached. For me, these past two days have been extremely tiring and challenging because of all the tests and assignments teachers attempted to cram in before going on break. Now that it is finally Thanksgiving break, I feel like I can take a minute to relax, something that I have not had much time to do lately. 

    Thanksgiving is a time of looking back and seeing what you are grateful for in life. This Thanksgiving, I am grateful to have a few days off to sleep, relax, and spend time with my family. I needed this break. I know I probably just sound lazy, but I am not; I am just so drained from the past couple of weeks. I will soak in these next few days as much as I can. These days are the few days we have before diving into a pool of stress caused by the midterms coming up. I look forwards to getting the midterms done so I can go on another break. 

Strategies to Prevent the Neurotoxic Impact of School Stress | Edutopia

    Are you excited to be on Thanksgiving break? What are you thankful for in life?


Comments

  1. AnonymousNov 24, 2021, 6:56:00 PM

    I agree completely. These past few weeks have been very stressful and I’m so looking forward to Thanksgiving break. This break is the calm before the storm.

    ReplyDelete
  2. AnonymousNov 28, 2021, 5:26:00 PM

    I think we have all experienced a sense of burnout from school recently. The first month or two wasn't so bad because we had all the Jewish holidays distracting us from school, but the past month and a half have been especially brutal since they have almost all been five day weeks. I am glad Thanksgiving break is here to break it up, but I do fear for the workload that will be placed on us next week and the week after. The only thing I can do at this point is savor the time that we have off this week, and count down the days until Winter Break.

    ReplyDelete
  3. AnonymousNov 30, 2021, 1:26:00 PM

    I totally agree that so much work has been given recently that we are in need of a vacation. At this point, we all have to do what Jack said and just countdown till winter break.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Atara BerkowerNov 30, 2021, 9:16:00 PM

    Thanksgiving break is the perfect time to catch up on sleep, friends, and have a fun time. It is peaceful and exciting because you can accomplish so much with three days off of school.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Ben Nikpour - Week 10: Oscar Viewers are Dropping

Image
     Before a few days ago, I did not know much about the Oscars. I knew it was an award show, but besides that, I was basically clueless. It wasn’t until the Will Smith and Chris Rock situation that I spent the time to look into what the Oscars are.       For some background, the Oscars, properly known as the Academy Awards, are awarded to artists in the film industry. The first show was in May of 1929. At its peak, in 1998, the Oscars brought in over 55 million viewers; that same year was the release of one of the biggest movies of all time: Titanic. Since then, viewers have been dropping. In 2020, the Oscars had their lowest amount of viewers with only 24 million people watching the event. In 2021, the Oscars broke their 2020 record of lowest viewers by only bringing in less than 11 million people. This year the Oscars brought in close to 17 million viewers which is an improvement but not by much. Award shows like the Grammys, Emmys, Golden Globes, ...
Read more

Noah Bard Week 1 - The Misunderstanding of our Modern-Day Gladiators

Image
   When I hear the word gladiator, I Immediately think of the Colosseum and humans being eaten by lions. However, times have changed, and so has the term gladiator. I’m talking about the sport of MMA, and more specifically, UFC fighters. Besides the few million crazed fight fans out there like myself, the current consensus about MMA is that it’s stupid. At face value, it’s a very sensible conclusion to make. Why in the world would anybody want to risk their lives on national television, or in that case at all? Well, here’s why.      Every day before that bell rings, these men and women are mastering the art of fighting. It takes much more than just supernatural athleticism; it ultimately comes down to the fighter's mental fortitude. Every slight move in the eyes, feet, and hands of your opponent must be taken into account to win. It’s a common stereotype to think that fighters aren’t very smart and not only because of what they do for a living, but oftentimes it...
Read more

Ariella Green Week 7: The Airport

Image
  Ariella Green Week 7: The Airport      Don’t ya hate going to the airport?       I absolutely can not stand going to the airport. As I’m sure most of you know, I am very organized and like to plan out everything. When things don’t go according to the plan, it stresses me out.       Thursday morning, I assumed I would have an easy experience flying from PBI to JFK on JetBlue airlines. Little did I know, there would be many little bumps along the way that I had to deal with while trying to catch my flight.       First, we arrive at the airport at around 10:30 for our 11:45 flight. I personally believe that you should always give yourself enough time at the airport, so you don’t have to rush at the gate or if you want to make a purchase. We also had to face the challenge of finding somewhere to park, which is nearly impossible sometimes. After searching for a while, we found...
Read more