Highschool Fear

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Fear is a common struggle among everyone regardless of their age. Some people avoid the source of their fear as long as they can. In order to move forward with their lives, people grow courage to face their fears regardless of the situation. The night before the first day of highschool, the majority of freshman nervously sit in their bed anticipating what awaits for them in the halls. Ninth graders are frightened about how difficult highschool life will be. The confusion caused by getting lost is a result of the unfamiliar surrounding. With both the classes and hallways being out of order, the new freshmen are confused and end up lost. When they get lost they usually turn to the upperclassmen for directions. Some upperclassmen could be nice and direct them where they are going, but they could talk to an upperclassman that wants to pull a prank on them. They could send the freshman off in the wrong direction. This makes the freshman off go to the wrong class, which in return makes them late for the class they actually have to be at. The student must get enough sleep every night before school. By having enough energy also affects the students ability to get to class on time. Sometimes rushing to get to a class can result in bringing the wrong materials to class, which causes them to lose track of how important it is to manage …show more content…

The academic anxiety causes freshmen to worry about teachers expectations. Maintaining good grades is hard when the freshmen have tough teachers, because the teachers have such high standards for their students to meet. They expect nothing but the best regarding behavior, participation, and academic effort. Due to the fast pace of the classes in high school, the students find the work more challenging. Overall a fear of failing their courses depresses these young students and causes severe panic in their daily

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