Based off of everything we have been talking about and having our little discussion in both classes the other day, I honestly, in my opinion, don't think that this school has met all of their standards. Academically yes. But emotionally no. They just don't understand that we are still kids and that once in a while it's ok to act like it. I mean I love that they treat us like adults but they take it too far and treat us like we are the worst kids ever. They need to work with us. They say that they are trying to get us ready for the real world but the real world is not like this. Sometimes we can barley breathe around here without getting yelled at for doing it the wrong way!
This is a really good school don;t get me wrong but we need some freedom. I get that not all kids are saints. None are. However, they expect the respect to be given to them well no one will give it to them just like that. You earn respect, not just us but them too. Being told what to do and how to do it 24/7 will get you know where in life except maybe the army. High school is supposed to be a fun time and yes that comes with boundaries and rules but we want to make memories and have fun at the same time. We can't do that here. Walking down the halls here is not just walking anymore, you are told how to walk, which way to walk, and where to walk at all times.
I am sure one day we will thank them for this but we are also going to get a lot taken away from us in the mean time. We are, our own person and we have psychological needs and they are not helping us with any of that. In the world you have to be responsible but at this school they don't give you a chance to be responsible. For example, the bell rings to go to passing period and in the first 60 seconds of that passing period time, we are already getting yelled at and threatened to get to class. They might as well grab us by the arm and Yank us to where we need to be. It's not right. We have 7 minutes to get to our destination and I mean we have been sitting in class for almost 2 hours we need a break to relax and talk to friends for a couple of minutes. It should be our responsibility, if were late then it's our fault and we will pay the consequence.
We are not robots. We have feelings. We should be able to show them without getting a slap on the wrist every 5 minutes. Like I said we have good staff, they will teach us a lot about ourselves but we can only do so much. I may only be a student and I may not know much about taking care of 2.000 students but at the same time I am a teenager and I know how we work, just be on our side some more and just give us a chance to become and adult, but it wont happen over night and pushing us until we can't do it anymore won't help. If were told a certain way to do something then we are just going to do the exact opposite. We have our own beliefs and everyone will agree on on this. education only takes you to a certain point but have some kind of personality will take us even farther. I guess once you give someone freedom, you just have to wait to see what they will do with it. High School wont get any easier with the way it's going now. Not for anyone. Life isn't fair, so why should High School be. Right?
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