A Turning Point

I can clearly remember an important turning point during the preparation period of the college entrance exam. At that time, when only about a hundred days were left before the ultimate exam, I still could not got ideal grades though I thought I had tried my best. After a practice exam in which I was disappointed by my grades again, my class teacher had a talk with me. He pointed out that the only reason why I failed to get good grades was that I did not do as much exercise as other students did. He told me how much contents my classmates would averagely cover every day, and I reluctantly accepted the truth that I did not do enough exercise compared to them. Then I started to ponder how I managed my time. I realized that a habit of managing time was deeply rooted in my mind since I began my student life; I usually play first before doing homework. When I was in primary school, everyday when I returned home after school, I would put aside my school bags and began to watch cartoons or play with my brother until my parents returned home. Sometimes if my parents came back late, I would find that the time left at that evening was not enough for finishing homework. Hence, through my primary school's life I often failed to finish my homework. Also, back to the preparation period for college entrance exam, I still kept this time-wasting habit that I would play different kinds of sports every afternoon until my high school's compulsory study time began in the evening. Though I studied very attentively during the study time, I did not learn as much as others did every day. While I were enjoying myself in basketball courts, my classmates were absorbing mass knowledge at the same time! Since that conversation with my class teacher, I decided to give up my sports time and devoted it to study. I did made notable progress after that.