okay so I’ve recently been thinking about dropping drama GCSE, I know exams start in May but recently ppl in my year have been able to drop their subjects just now but idk if I’ll get the chance to drop it since so many ppl are dropping other subjects.
Are my reasons valid?
1. Ever since year 10 out of all my subjects drama is my most disliked
2. Too much coursework, both of my option subjects (creative imedia and drama) both have a heavy amount of course and grades are entirely dependent on it. I keep on having to spend out of school hours working ON BOTH.
3. Emotional stress
I don’t have any mental health problems currently but the drama as a whole has caused me stressed. I can’t count the amount of times I’ve cried during class bc of it. Times when I’ve got into arguments with my classmates that I’m working with and etc.
4. Reliant on other people. For me it very reliant on my partner for drama. The girl that I’m currently working with is literally ALSO considering dropping drama, literally last lesson she was putting absolutely no effort and just complained the whole time about how she hates our drama teacher and what not (which I agree lol)
5. Commitment: drama has always been at bottom of the iceberg for me. I literally NEVER feel motivated to revise for it, mostly due to the fact that the grade boundaries are SO HIGH. (Literally in my last mocks to get a grade 9 was 58/60). I averagely get around 4,5,6s in drama. Along with commitment, I hate how my teacher forces me to do lunch time rehearsals and after school rehearsals, like why am I taking out my free time for a subject I don’t even like??
6. Embarrassment: I know this is probably a dumb one, but every time when I perform I get embarrassed, I feel like I’m constantly being judged by the others in my class (half of them hate me), my acting “never looks natural” and whenever I watch back my performance I just utterly cringe. I hate this damn subject