Ndathi ndakuba Nomdla ngakumbi kwiBiology/Environmental Science

Ongaziwayo (yena/bakhe), 17, California

“Ngaphambi konyaka wam wokuqala kwisikolo samabanga aphakamileyo, ndandingenamdla kangako kwiSayensi. Kwibanga lesi-2, senze imifuniselo embalwa yesayensi eyonwabisayo, kodwa senze imifuniselo emibini kuphela unyaka wonke. Ngenxa yoku, andizange ndibe nalo ithuba lokufunda kakhulu. Ndikhumbula ndisenza olunye uvavanyo kwibanga lesi-6. Andizange ndenze nto ingako yenzululwazi ngaphandle kwale ikhokelela kwisikolo samabanga aphakathi. Kwisikolo samabanga aphakathi, senze isixa esifanelekileyo sesayensi. Ndikhumbula ndifunda kwiincwadi zesikhokelo ezazingeyona nto imnandi. Kwakubonakala ngathi xa ootitshala babefuna ukuba sifunde ngesayensi, ubukhulu becala babekhupha incwadi yesikhokelo. Ndikhumbula ndenza isandla esinye kuphela kwiprojekthi yesayensi kwisikolo samabanga aphakathi, apho senza umzobo wodongwe. Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku ebomini bam, akukho mntu wayesoloko endifundisa ngesayensi. Kweminye iminyaka ndisesikolweni, kwakubonakala ngathi maxa wambi inzululwazi iyinto esemva kwezinye izifundo. Ndiye ndafika eHigh School. ISikolo samaBanga aPhakamileyo yayingunyaka wokuqala wesikolo endathi nditshintshela kwiiklasi ezahlukeneyo. Ngaphambi kweSikolo samaBanga aPhakamileyo, ndaya kwisikolo se-K-8 esasingenazo iiklasi zamabanga aphakathi ezijikelezayo. Oku kwandenza ndingaqinisekanga ukuba siza kuhamba njani iSikolo samaBanga aPhakamileyo. Ndineeklasi ezintlanu unyaka wam wokuqala kwiSikolo samaBanga aPhakamileyo. Ezi zezi: Izibalo, iziFundo eziKhokelwayo, isiginci, isiNgesi kunye neBiology. Kwakukho iiklasi ezimbini kuphela endingazi nto ngazo. Ezi yayiziKatare kunye neBiology. Ndandingazi ukuba ndingaqhuba kakuhle na kuyo nayiphi na kwezi klasi xa ndandibhalisa. Ibhayoloji kwafuneka ndiyithathe ukuze ndithweswe isidanga, ngoko ke ndandinethemba lokuba iza kuphumelela. Isiginci, bekufanelekile ukuba ndingenzi kakuhle, kuba bekunganyanzelekanga ukuba ndisithathe. Xa ndangena kwiBiology, ndikhumbula indlela awayevuya ngayo, echulumancile kwaye emqinisekisa ngayo utitshala. Oku kwaba luncedo kakhulu kum, kuba utitshala ubukhulu becala wayefundisa uFreshman, kwaye wayeyazi into esiyidingayo ukuze siphumelele. Ndikhumbula qho xa ndingena kwigumbi labo lokufundela, ndandiziva ndamkelekile, ndonwabile kwaye ndikulungele ukufunda. Kwakhona ndaqaphela ukuba lo titshala ugqibe ekubeni azenzele eyakhe ikharityhulam, ngokusekelwe koko kufuneka sikufunde, kunokuba enze nje ikharityhulam ayinikiweyo. Ndikhumbula kumnandi kakhulu kwiBiology, kuba utitshala wayenomdla, kwaye wayesoloko enezandla kwiprojekthi ukuba siyenze. Ndikhumbula ndisenza iincwadi zamaphepha amancinane, iipowusta, izinto eziyilwe kwiipleyiti zamaphepha, ndisenza imizobo emincinci yezilwanyana, ndibhala ibali malunga nokuba singoosonzululwazi, kwaye ndisenza umboniso wokusingqongileyo. Ezi zinto zandidibanisa ngokwenene neBiology kuba ndandiziva ndibandakanyekile. Ndandivakalelwa kukuba utitshala wayendikhathalele kunye nabanye abafundi. Ndikhumbula ukuba utitshala wayesihlola eyedwa ukuze aqinisekise ukuba senza konke okusemandleni ethu eklasini. Le misebenzi yandidibanisa neBiology, kuba kwakufuneka senze umsebenzi othile wobugcisa kwaye sithathe ixesha, kwaye sizibandakanye, endaweni yokuchwetheza nje into ngokukhawuleza kangangoko sinako. Kwakhona ndicinga ukuba mna nabantwana endandifunda nabo sasikhumbula ezi projekthi ngakumbi ngenxa yokuba zahlukile. Uninzi lwabanye ootitshala bam baye bawuchwetheza umsebenzi wakho. Ndicinga ukuba bekumnandi ukubona isikolo kunye nesayensi ngendlela eyahlukileyo ngenxa yala mava kwiBiology. Ndisebenze nzima kwiBiology kwaye ndenza konke okusemandleni am. Ndigqibele ndifumana u-A eklasini endingaqinisekanga ukuba ndizokwenza kakuhle. NgeGuitare, nam ndigqithise ulindelo lwam kwaye ndafumana u-A ngokunjalo. Ngenxa yokuba bendinamava ngendlela enokuba mnandi ngayo iBiology, ndisakhumbula ngoku ukuba yayinkulu kangakanani le klasi, nangona le yayiyiminyaka emithathu eyadlulayo. Ngoku ndingumfundi oPhezulu kwisikolo samabanga aphakamileyo. Ikakhulu ngenxa yalo titshala umangalisayo kunye namava kwi-Biology, njengoko ndisiya ekholejini kungekudala, enye yezinto ezintathu endicinga ukuzifunda kwikholaji yisayensi yokusingqongileyo.

Xa ndangena kwiBiology, ndikhumbula indlela awayevuya ngayo, echulumancile kwaye emqinisekisa ngayo utitshala.