The sophomore morning routine: wake up at 8:00 a.m., get dressed, brush teeth as fast as possible, and speed down the road to try not to be late to school again.
The term “sophomore slump” refers to the decline in motivation, performance, or excitement often experienced by students during their second year of high school or college.
Many sophomores here at Texas High are experiencing this period of their school year right now.
“Compared to my freshman year, sophomore year has been a lot harder,” sophomore Brennon Sparks said. “I’ve noticed the teachers assign more work to harder courses. I am also feeling less academically motivated this year.”
The sophomores notice this “slump” can be caused by taking harder courses such as DC, Pre-AP, or AP classes as they go farther into high school.
“My classes are way more difficult this year than last year,” sophomore Kaydin Riles said. “There was no transition; the excessive work just got thrown at us.”
This lack of motivation sophomores obtain around the middle of the second semester causes them to procrastinate or simply not do their assigned work.
“I have much harder classes and homework this year compared to my freshman year,” sophomore Jillian Brim said. “I burn out almost every day, and I don’t do any homework anymore. I feel like I should have made a plan and studied for things. I’ve developed a lot of stress this year because people take sophomore year more seriously than freshman year.”
Even though we know teachers work hard to give us information, during this slump, sophomores could use a little more help to get rid of the lack of motivation, stress, and burnout affecting us.
“I feel tired out this year and my grades are not as good as they should have been, and freshman year was more fun for me,” sophomore Arianna Gentry said. “I am feeling less motivated because I don’t have a lot of free time to do anything.”
