Reports and Comments

Got my report today- I felt a lot better than I expected. Out of my 7 subjects I managed 5A 1B 1D. Yeah, I'm not a true Asian, am I? Worse, that 1B was in maths. I might as well stop eating rice for the rest of my life. Quit the soy sauce as well. Then again, I got an A in English. It was a high A, too. Maybe that just goes to show how much of a white kid I've become... If only my parents would undergo that transformation too...

Eh, I'm happy with myself. I like the comments teachers give me in my report- they only ever say nice things about me. I suppose it's not very interesting, and reading it (for me) is a complete waste of time, but it's still something I enjoy. That D I got was in economics, right--- and someone who got an A in economics had the same comment as me. The only difference was in our names. I found it entertaining. Goes to show what a caring teacher our economics teacher is.

You might think I'm extrapolating too far, but reading these reports, I feel like I've gained insight into my teacher. When the teacher doesn't know me well, they confine themselves to talking only about my test/assignment scores. My philosophy teacher (who also happens to teach English), wrote a short paragraph... I suppose it was standard stuff, but she even quoted Marcel Proust at the end... Economics I've already mentioned, and the psychology comment was a lot more enthusiastic and spirited than I deserved. Then we move on to English (one that I actually like): "In your written assignments you demonstrate an understanding of in-depth textual analysis and an ability to write fluently, logically and with flair." Gotta love the fancy-bullshitty style of writing from an English teacher.

Classy like Pikachu with a mustache. 

Maths. This deserves its own paragraph, since I took 3 lines of maths. One of my maths teachers obviously enjoys reading- she used nice words AND she used an exclamation mark. Makes me feel good. Then- there's my other maths teacher- who is hilarious in person and in writing. Perhaps not intentionally hilarious- but it's more than enough to amuse me. In one report he complimented me on finishing my work. He thinks I did all my maths exercises...

Anyway, he wrote another one of my maths reports. You can see his effort deteriorating with every additional line. Obviously he realised a one-sentence report looked bad, but it's so evident that he's stretching it. The way I interpreted that report was: "I don't know what to say, but I have to fill in the blank in your report because it's part of my job." I guess I can empathise- don't think he's hyped about computers and stuff, and he has to type a shitload of reports. I can imagine him typing laboriously, spending ages looking for a single letter... Well, that's probably not how he types, but that's how I imagine it.

YESSSS, found the space bar!!!

...I'm a baaaaaaaad person. Probably shouldn't rip on my favourite teacher while I'm on the internet, but I only insult those I love. Except for economics. I mean it. Fuck economics.

Economics.