Dear, Mefromthepast

Dear, Mefromthepast

At the beginning of the year, I was concerned mostly about teachers. I was used to 4th grade so much, and I thought all 5th-grade teachers were harsh. Second, I was concerned about kids for two reasons. Firstly, I thought I could be the only boy, just like I was in 4th grade. I was the only boy for a long time when I was in 4th grade. Secondly, I thought there will be harsh and tough kids, like bullies. I have experiences about getting bullied so it is basically a trauma.

I was excited about leaving 4th grade. It was because I was the only boy there, and I hated that point. Also, I was excited about trying new things, not just 4th-grade level stuff. I knew in addition that there will be blog homework, too, which is way better than regular homework. Furthermore, I didn’t expect homework speeches to be memorized, almost always. In the 4th grade debate, we could fill out a debate sheet that was really easy and just read it out loud in front of other people. But in 5th grade, we had to memorize our speeches, which wasn’t so bad because we could use notecards but it was more challenging than what we did in 4th grade. I didn’t expect that 5th grade would be more challenging than 4th grade as much as I felt during this year. If I knew that a whole year would be as hard as this, I would have practiced memorizing things like debate speeches.

Here is my past self advice I wish I have known:

First, I wish I knew teachers were more strict on homework than 4th grade.

Second, I wish I knew that debate was nothing that I thought it would be. I would have practiced a lot, I mean I had a lot of time to practice but didn’t practice.

So, the main point that I am saying is I should expect 6th grade will be harder.

-David