For me,
I’ve always been a fan of objective courses, like math physics and chemistry
where there is a so called “right answer”. On the other hand, I usually don’t
get hyped about subjective courses like English or French, where there isn’t a
“right answer”. However, don’t get me wrong, I have no grudge against these
subjective courses. It may be that it is simply because I’m not good with them
that I never seemed to enjoy taking them. This is in part because of their
characteristics.
Subjective
information is an opinion, a judgment, or a belief. This means that there may
be multiple answers as long as you can back them up with evidence. This should
seem to fall straight into my alley, as I am an experienced debater and Model
United Nations participant. However, when it’s on pen and paper, it’s a
completely different story.
It seems as
if whenever I hold my pen and prepare to write, I start to panic. I’m afraid of
messing up, afraid to bomb another essay, afraid to take a chance. When I
consider such a scenario, it almost reminds me of when I first started to
practice public speaking. Honestly, I was very shy in grade ten. Now, people
can’t seem to get me to shut up. When I first started, I was nervous, I was
more than uncomfortable. But I knew I wanted to get better, I knew this was an
obstacle I had to face some time in my life. So I didn’t quit the debate club,
nor the MUN (Model United Nations) club. And with practice, I naturally got
better. From this, I learned that any skill is not inborn, but rather a trait
that can be developed by anyone who wish to do so. Now I take pride in what I
say, or what my speeches present to the audience. And in a sense, I hope to
take pride in my essays, and to make myself proud when I show them the progress
that I have made in the grade 11 year.
Easier said
then done. This will undoubtedly become one of the major challenges that await
me.
