Holiday Homework

[Mr Keshy]

I'm interested to hear about anyone who got a 95+ ATAR score: did you ever feel like giving up on VCE? Did you ever have "stages" where you would have no motivation whatsoever for a certain period of time (usually a few days, or even a few weeks). How did you overcome that?

I also spoke to a fair few about this as well. They said they simply did nothing much for a week or so. Just took a little break. A lot of them said that the best cure for a burnt out student is to do nothing, because doing (work) is what caused it in the first place. I would have thought that reducing your rate of work might've worked but I really can't assume much because I've never been in this situation.

[Art Vandelay]

it's pretty normal to feel unmotivated at times. i didn't really have a concrete goal as such until July 2012, so would become unmotivated really easily, and just do the minimum - i went to a pretty cruisy school. I think I was at risk of failing due to attendance at one point   Once I established a goal, I became more and more motivated, and when I did take my breaks, I never felt guilty, just relaxed and even more willing to hit the books.

[Charmz]

I also spoke to a fair few about this as well. They said they simply did nothing much for a week or so. Just took a little break. A lot of them said that the best cure for a burnt out student is to do nothing, because doing (work) is what caused it in the first place. I would have thought that reducing your rate of work might've worked but I really can't assume much because I've never been in this situation.

Kesh is right.
I'm sure everyone who puts in effort will burn out. It's not that I didn't do any work, but I did the minimum.

As for holiday homework, do what you think you need to. I don't agree with doing the set homework, it wouldn't have really helped me and there is no point doing it if it isn't going to be any benefit to you. I just did my own studying, but i didn't feel the need to full on study.

[Wu]

Define "holiday homework".

If it's homework set by your teachers at school, burn through them quickly.
If it's extra studying that you have set for yourself (reading through your textbook, writing notes, practice SACs and exams) then don't worry too much. Anything extra that you do shouldn't make you feel unmotivated or depressed-- be happy with what you have put in and if that serves as optimism fuel, then go ahead and study some more.

Don't ever limit yourself to what you can and can't do. Do extra because it's fun. You chose your subjects so why not have fun while learning?