WhoSaidGazillionWasntANumber is about to save you from Dante's inferno, so get out your granola bars and listen up.—Sparkitors
While some of you may be joyously skipping in the grass outside, sipping cold lemonade, or hanging at the beach with some friends, summer-schoolers are tediously scribbling notes under a sweaty haze of tension and boredom. The clock’s hands seem to be frozen in one place, the fan is probably broken, and the desks are hard. Here, I have created a brief guide for those unlucky Sparklers and Manklers stuck inside in the cruelest of places—school—during summer break.
1. Sleep: As tempting as it is to stay up chatting with your friends after homework, you need to accept the idea that for this short period of time, you are not going to have a life. Instead, go to bed early and indulge in a nice, deep sleep while you can. Sleeping on a desk, as some of us may have already concluded, is rather uncomfortable. Plus, you can get more done at school when you are not tired and lazy, and then you'll have less homework to do later. Yay!
2. Bring munchies: Whether or not you buy or bring a lunch, this is entirely up to you. What really sucks is when you happen to be hungry before lunch, or after lunch. Your stomach growls, energy depletes, and then you die. You need snacks.
Some ideas:
-beef jerky
-granola bar
-dried cranberries
-chocolate frogs
-gum (if allowed)
-fruit salad
-dark chocolate
-berries
-cookies
-puking pastilles (just in case)
-chilled orange juice
-chilled water
3. SSESK: Summer School Emergency Supply Kit: The following are some supplies that can save you in a time of desperation:
-lava (in a spray bottle)
-music player
-deodorant
-fun, colourful band-aids
-adequate school supplies
-for girls: the stuff you need for...well, you know...in case IT happens.
-deodorant
-cold water
-deodorant
-comfy sweater (in case of arctic air conditioning)
-hair elastics for sweaty hair emergencies
-small mirror
-more lava
-did I mention deodorant?
4. Stay! Speak, speak! I charge thee, speak! Sometimes, you may be lucky and have a friend or someone you know in the class. Other times, you may encounter a sea of unfamiliar faces, and be forced to sit awkwardly in your desk and pretend to be busy on your phone. One way or another, you will have to talk to someone eventually.
Even if you have a friend, unforeseen circumstances may force you to work in a group without them. You can’t pretend to be texting forever. Now is the time to look around and make small talk with someone nearby. Because face it: everyone is just as lost as you are. Having someone to socialize with makes summer school so much more bearable.
We always carry a spray bottle of lava and a pack of puking pastilles, but they seem especially useful for summer school. Anybody else stuck in class this summer?
Related post: The Five Senses of Summer School
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