Spring Break Overview: Hawaii- Coolnesses and Criticisms (Part 1)

If you read my previous post, you know already that I was over at Hawaii visiting our grandmother (or, as we call her, Obaachan). However, while this is a common occurrence, no one knows what these kinds of trips are like. Sometimes, I plan to bring back souvenirs of sorts. But otherwise, what we actually do there is up to everyone's guessing. Maybe we visit all the great tourist destinations, like Waikiki beach and Diamond Head? In reality, what we do there is a combination of touristy stuff and more mundane activities, like house maintenance. So, to start up the final leg of school year after spring break (and it couldn't have come any sooner), I'll be sharing today as in-deph as possible what our trips are like. This can be both a look at island life, and the answer to what really goes on those few days when I'm out of school for those reading who know who I am. (Thank you guys for not spoiling who I am, by the way. We're not supposed to be known to the internet)

I recently invested in a book, simply because I'd heard so many things about it, called "Wreck This Journal". It has become a really cool thing to spend time working on, because it's entire purpose is to help you become more creative and  sort of "color out of the lines" by wrecking the book itself in many ways. It is a very eccentric concept and I have enjoyed throwing it out of multiple windows, sleeping with it, showering with it, and carrying it with me everywhere I go. It is really a good purchase if you have anyone in need of a gift, especially if they need a sense of inspiration. I got mine online for about $15. 

Proficiency Grading

    Proficiency grading has taken over the traditional system of letter grading. This brings some large improvements but also some major flaws. Proficiency grading is meant to help colleges get a good estimate of what you know. It helps teachers stay unbiased towards their students too. A minor help is that it lets students see their GPA in real time instead of on their report card when it is too late to fix it. With these positive changes come some problems too. Before proficiency grading, there was a deadline for every assignment and if you missed that assignment, you failed it, with no make ups. This sudden change to proficiency grading also affects how students view their grades.