Rebirth: Those Years When I Was a Bad Student

After two days of exams, it means the holiday is coming.

I went back to school on Monday to get my transcript and collect my summer homework, so I have relatively free time these two days.

The weather was too hot, and Zhang Yumian didn't want to go out, so she stayed at home with the fan on. She tidied up her room and did some decluttering.

After throwing away two large bags of garbage, the room suddenly looked much tidier. I went to the bookstore in the afternoon.

I bought an English and Chinese composition book, as well as an English college entrance exam vocabulary book. I originally wanted to buy a Chinese extracurricular book, but it was too expensive and I didn't have enough money, so I gave up and will buy it later when I have more money.

I remembered that there was a family downstairs whose child took the high school entrance exam last year. On the way back, I bought a bunch of bananas and planned to go to her house to borrow all the books for the second grade of junior high school.

The main focus is on the three subjects of mathematics, Chinese and physics.

Although there will be a geography exam in the second year of junior high school, there should be no problem as long as you keep up with the teacher's progress.

It seems that until next year, the Education Bureau suddenly issued a document to include physical education in the high school entrance examination.

And it’s still 30 minutes, mainly skipping rope, 800 exercises, and sit-ups.

I practice skipping rope almost every night now, and I can practice sit-ups in my room at night. I also insist on running every morning during this holiday.

After school starts, try to run for half an hour in the evening.

After I got home, I borrowed books from my neighbor. The aunt was very nice and told me that I could ask her son if I didn't understand anything during the holidays. Her son was in a key class in No. 1 Middle School, so he had to use Baidu all the time.

It would be great if someone could answer my questions.

Zhang Yumian prepared a summer study plan for herself, and still got up early every day to run and make breakfast.

To memorize words, use the Ebbinghaus forgetting curve method. You should continue to listen to English tapes. You can't waste the oral English you have worked so hard to practice.

Study physics in the morning and mathematics in the afternoon, still adopting the method of one chapter of content and one chapter of exercises.

I'm going to the bookstore tomorrow to buy math and physics unit test papers.

I read composition and Chinese books in the evening, and write some notes.

When I arrived at the classroom on Monday, I saw the boys carrying their summer homework in bundles. The study committee members also carried piles of papers into the classroom.

With every extra homework and test paper on the desk, you can hear the students’ heavy complaints.

Zhang Yumian really wanted to say at this moment that if you don’t suffer from studying now, you will suffer from life in the future.

But she also knew that it was of little use, because some things can only be understood after experiencing them. Some walls must be hit, and some detours must be taken.

For example, in my previous life, my parents and teachers often emphasized the importance of learning. But I listened with one ear and let it out with the other. Sometimes I understood the principles, but I was a dwarf in action.

So she felt very happy and lucky to have the chance to start over.

Many classmates around her have started discussing how to spend the holidays. Some want to go back to their hometown in the countryside to play in the orchard, some want to go to the Internet cafe to play games, and some want to go out of town to play... In short, they are all yearning for the holidays, and Zhang Wentian also sent her questions.

Zhang Yumian’s answer was simple: doing homework and reading books at home.

"You've really changed. You have answers to everything except the test paper. You can finish it quickly."

Zhang Wentian said it confidently, as if he was supposed to write it according to the answer at the end. Zhang Yumian did the same in her previous life, and now she knows the importance of basics and the importance of learning.

Zhang Yumian flipped through the homework in her hand and said, "I won't copy the answers. I'll write them myself. After all, no one will give me the answers for the high school entrance exam or the college entrance exam."

And this time her goal is not only No. 1 Middle School, but she also wants to get into the key class of No. 1 Middle School. After all, the admission rate of the key class is 100% every year.

Zhang Wentian counted the homework books and test papers and said, "There are so many. Are you sure you have to fill them one by one?"

Zhang Yumian nodded heavily, "Yes and sure."

After a while, a classmate walked in from outside: "Lao Yang is here, humming a song. It seems that our class should do well in the exam this time."

After Lao Yang came in, he walked quickly to the front of the podium with a smug look on his face. It seemed that he had done well in the exam.

Old Yang said happily: "The results are out. Several of our students did well and have improved their ranking in the grade. Especially Zhang Yumian and Cheng Yao, they have made great progress. Especially Zhang Yumian, to be honest, in all my years as a teacher, this is the first time I have seen a student who has improved so fast. I hope everyone will learn from these two students in the future, and these two students should not be proud and keep up the good work."

"I won't read out your grades. You'll post them on the wall for yourselves to read. The homework has been handed out. Don't play all the time during the holidays. Read more books and remember to complete the test papers for collection at the beginning of the semester. Also, don't copy the answers at the back of the exercise books. Do more on your own."

"When you go out during the holidays or when you are alone at home, please pay more attention to safety. That's all I have to say. Happy holidays, classmates. See you next semester."

After saying this, Lao Yang left, very coolly.

It's not just students who are happy during the holidays, but teachers as well.

As soon as Lao Yang left, the students rushed up to check their grades.

Zheng Yue poked Zhang Yumian's back with a pen. Zhang Yumian leaned back and tilted her head towards her. She heard her say, "Old Yang said you've made great progress. Aren't you curious about your results? Why don't you go up and take a look?"

Zhang Yumian played with the pen in his hand. "Don't worry. You can't run away anyway. Let's wait until they finish reading it."

In fact, after the test, she had a rough estimate of her score, which should not be too bad. This was just an ordinary test, and she was considered a person who had experienced many ups and downs, so she thought it was okay.

Zhang Wentian and Zheng Yue looked at each other and read "But I'm curious" from each other's eyes.

So Zhang Wentian strode to the podium. Before he could squeeze in, he heard someone shouting, "Awesome! Zhang Yumian is ranked 7th in the class, with a total score of 505, and 272nd in the grade."

Another person said, "Cheng Yao is also very good, third in the class, with a total score of 580, and 145th in the grade."

Zhang Yumian didn't feel anything when she heard the results, which was expected. But Cheng Yao's results seemed to be better than in his previous life. It didn't matter, since he was ranked first in the grade in the third year of junior high school.

Later on, he became the best student in the class.

Feng Xiaomin walked over and asked sourly, "Zhang Yumian, how did you study? Your grades improved so quickly. If you have any good methods, please teach me."

To be honest, Zhang Yumian didn't like Feng Xiaomin very much. Sometimes the tone of her voice made people uncomfortable. For example, she looked quite domineering just now, but she still replied.

After all, he is still a child.

Zhang Yumian: "The method is... to focus on the basic questions and look at the examples in the book. Each test paper is basically split 30% and 70% for the high school entrance exam, 70% for the basic questions and 30% for the difficult questions."

"For someone like me who has a basic foundation, it's already pretty good if I can do well on the basic questions first. It will be easier to break through other difficult questions after I have a solid foundation."

Zhang Wentian casually rolled up the test paper on the table, waved it in his hand and said, "Classmate, I will follow you from now on. I have been doing math exercises with you during self-study class recently, and my math score has improved by 30 points this time."

In fact, this is really not Zhang Yumian’s credit. After all, when there is nowhere to retreat, just a small step forward is already very obvious.

After all, Cheng Yao only scored 15 points higher than Zhang Yumian in the last exam, and he just guessed right one more multiple-choice question worth 5 points.

When no one was looking at the grades, Zhang Yumian went up to check the scores for individual subjects: Chinese 115, Mathematics 106, English 141, Biology and Geography 70, and Political Science and History 73.

There is still room for improvement in every subject. I need to take notes on English grammar in the next semester. I need to think about many of the techniques for answering Chinese questions. Every answer to the reading comprehension question must be closer to the perspective of the questioner. The basic concepts and problem-solving ideas of mathematics need to be strengthened. I also don’t have enough accumulation in the other two subjects.