Fitting In

When one is a student, it is ever so simple to criticize the way that schools are conducted. The ideas of students towards their schools may be somewhat misguided by their varied emotions and attitudes for their school. However I believe that my thought out reforms for the American school system, are not only objective, but valid. For many students, going to school is more than just part of the daily routine. A lot of students see their role in school as a stepping stone not only to their future life, but to their future success.

It is the responsibility of the high school to create an atmosphere for the student body which promotes acceptance and inclusion of other kids, allowing kids to feel like they belong. Cliques tend to be exclusive, only accepting those who are similar to them such as their interest in sports, after-school activities, hobbies, or even by appearance and other superficial things. They also tend to leave out all the kids who are “socially awkward” or different, and they bully others to make themselves more powerful to their peers. High school cliques form for various reasons, all of which provide safety in numbers. Teens in high school cliques basically allow their members to be comfortable with kids with whom they can identify.

There are a few negative factors, but sports are important to many students, like me, and want to play for their own enjoyment and there are positive outcome ou... ... middle of paper ... ...se due to the districts rules. Covering all, we should revise the rules of Fort Bend ISD and change it. Having a sport in a school is a privilegeto one because some don’t due to the lack of money.It’s important for many students: it can help students in future possibilities such as athletics and their character. Knowing sports can change a person physically and mentally by making them smart, respectful, and healthier. Being in an after school activity is rewarding experience to all the students who are going to dedicated and focused on school and in the activity.

“ 77% of youngsters believe that kids get in trouble when they are left alone with nothing to do” (Rizzolo). Kids often get in trouble when they are bored with nothing to do because they want to do something, but they just don’t know what. This leads to kids doing what their parents normally don’t allow them to do. “Young people ages 12 to 17 who are frequently bored are 50 percent likelier than those not often bored to smoke, drink, get drunk and use illegal drugs” (University 's National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse). When teens are bored, they look for ways to entertain themselves.

I feel as if teens worry more about fitting in than standing out. Adolescence is all about teenagers trying to fit in. Adolescent teens spend most of their time worrying about their appearance and how they act to try to fit in with others. Most of them on things that they, “like,” just to be accepted by others. Many teens, compare themselves to each other and they really shouldn’t do that.

Typically, adolescents who grow up in these environments never have the opportunity to learn how to be independent and self-reliant since their guardians do everything for them. Also, considering teenagers with permissive parents are permitted more freedoms than they should, they are more likely to participate in crimes and risky behaviors (“What Is Permissive Parenting”). Clearly, such behaviors can later turn into unhealthy habits. Additionally, because of the low expectations a permissive parent has for their teen, these teens end up displaying minimal academic achievement (“What Is Permissive Parenting”). Permissive parents barely install guidelines

No matter how good of a person you think you are, you have probably rebelled against an elder person at least once. Once hormones have revealed it-self, children turn into confused young adults that think they can do everything by themselves and that there will be no longer any need of nurture from adults. The word “young” from “Young adults” are what teenagers completely ignore, when actually they should do the opposite and ignore the “adults” part. Furthermore, this causes infliction between teenagers and adults, especially their parents. Once they have the courage of saying “no” with consciousness to what they are ordered to do, they come across a feeling, a feeling of being big and powerful.

One main reason is teens are not studying and learning as well because of their peers. Kids need groups or “cliques” to fell important. These groups of peers influence one another. If one kid in the group tells another kid not to do their homework because it will make them look like a geek or a nerd, they will follow the idea because they want to be cool. Also kids involved in sports or extra activities do not do as well as other students, because of the less time to study.

However, I was happily incorrect. The group started off rocky as they did not appear to take the topic seriously at first and were not willing to have a mature, honest conversation. It was eye-opening for me to hear what these teenagers are going though in their lives. They have already experienced so much….Being in foster care and being a new parent are some of the adversities different than the average teen that these youth are facing. But aside from living life a bit different than the average teenager, they still have the same social pressures thrown on them that the average teen does.

Students take it overboard and tend to tell the whole class what had been posted. There are kids who ignore the false rumors, and then there are kids who can only take so much and choose to be homeschooled. Being homeschooled isn’t bad, they miss out on extracurricular activities, sports, and so on, but if the student who chooses to be homeschooled would rather do that than to be at a public school where kids bully, then that’s the best thing to do and feel comfortable with it. However, another example is someone who loses self-confidence. It is something that can’t be changed once someone tells you otherwise.