Journal 2
Mbongo Valery
My regret
I knew I should have done my AP psychology homework. I know the consequences for
not handing in assignments. If you don’t turn in your assignments, you will not fully
understand the subject because you didn’t revise the material and you will also receive a
‘zero’ for the assignment. I was fully aware of everything that would happen, but I still
chose not to bother with the homework. One thing I didn’t expect was to receive a failing
grade for the marking period. I was really shocked. I always believed that, if you pay
attention in class, hand in classwork and were a good student overall, you might not get
an ‘A’ but will receive a passing grade. I never saw homework as a necessity. But because
of psychology I know better now. Homework really does count if you want to achieve
academic success. There is no excuse for my behavior but the reason I neglected to my
homework was primarily because of how tired I always was. When I came home from a
full day at school, I headed directly to work and by the time I got home I was completely
spent. I should have had better time management skills. Another reason was because of
how easily distracted I got. When my phone would ring or buzz, I would always check to
see who called or texted me. I would carry a conversation with them and check all my
social networking sites, by the time I was done a few hours had passed and I was
exhausted, so I went to sleep without doing my work. I should have prioritized my
homework but it took me failing a marking period to understand that. I am thankful for
the lesson and I will do better in the future.