Whenever someone asks me which is the uh, best decision you have made in life and I always end up saying, changing my school. I changed my school because the teachers. The unavailability of good teachers. I was uh, in I guess in eight standard and I was going in 9th standard next year. So I had to because I was focused. I wanted good grades and teachers weren’t that great. In my previous school it was really tough for me and my sister because we were in same school from nursery till 8th grade and we had the same friends since whole are. Um. We had the same friends all our life. And of course, first it is difficult to make friends. You go to mus school, you meet new people, you make new friends. It was extremely tough. Secondly, it was new environment, new teachers, new classrooms. We. I am the person who is uh. Who wants to stay in the. In her comfort zone. But I had to change and yes, it was tough. Um. And the consequences are that I need new friends and which I’m grateful for, which I’m still connected to them and m still connected them. I. We. May I. Uh. We had really great teachers who helped us throughout the year, throughout the class, throughout. They made. They made. They made our studying easier and help us in every, each and every stages. I’m really grateful that I did that and I’m thankful for my parents. They. They obviously they did force me to change, force us to change the school because they knew about our teachers and they knew that we didn’t have really. And I thank to go.
Band 7+: Describe an experience about moving to a new school
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Whenever someone asks me about the best decision I've made in life, I always say changing schools. I switched because of the lack of good teachers. I was in eighth grade and about to enter ninth. I needed to change because I was focused on getting good grades, and the teachers weren't up to par. My previous school was tough for both my sister and me. We had been there since nursery, all the way through eighth grade, and had the same friends our entire lives. Of course, making new friends was difficult at first. You go to a new school, meet new people, and build new relationships. It was extremely challenging. Secondly, it was a completely new environment, with new teachers and classrooms. I'm someone who prefers to stay in my comfort zone, but I had to change, and it was tough. The outcome, however, was that I made new friends, whom I'm grateful for and still connected to. We had amazing teachers who supported us throughout the year, throughout the classes, throughout everything. They made studying easier and helped us at every stage. I'm truly grateful that I made the change and thankful to my parents. They didn't force us to change schools, but they knew about the teachers and understood that we weren't getting the support we needed. I'm thankful for their guidance.
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