Author: Ellie Henderson
What I learned from results day
Results day is weird. You wait a long, long time for it, and it’s over in a second. This year, the wait from my last exam to 8 August felt painfully slow, especially given the fact I’d just sat five Highers and this was, arguably, the most important academic year of my life. I don’t know a soul who doesn’t get nervous for results day, and I’m certainly no exception – it consumed my thoughts in the days leading up to it, and I had little sleep the night before. Waking up on that dreaded Tuesday, I was even more nervous…
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YOUR VIEW: Why we need a reading revival
We live in an age of instant gratification. And I’ll be the first to admit, as an Instagram addict, regular tweeter, and serial Netflix-binger, that I am a victim of this. Yet it saddens me all the same, because not only has this new lifestyle negatively affected our self-esteem and attention spans (and that’s only for starters), it’s also reduced the popularity of many beneficial pastimes that were once commonplace. It seems that one of the most gratifying hobbies of all – reading – is becoming less popular with young people. Nowadays, it’s becoming an unusual thing for young people…
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