Jr. High School. When life was simple.When homework meant nothing,time was not an issue,and when silence was easy to find.When you are the only one you have to worry about in school these things are easy to find. However my first year of highschool I became a mom. Although it was the best day of my life,finding the time,and silence were suddenly hard to find.Belive it or not,there are a lot of differences before an after having a child,and receiving an education. When I was in Jr high I didn't think of school as a benefit to me,but more of a senseless bother. Which the only reason I slightly enjoyed school was because I got to see my friends.My attendance was usually great,and academically I made almost straight A’s.Everything was pretty simple,but I didn't see a point in school.Which later resulted in some skipped days. Besides school lacking what then seemed meaningless time wasted, I actually had all the time in the world.I literarily could get all my homework done at school,and be able to go hang out with friends for as long as I wanted.Even on the days I had homework I could finish it later or in home room before class.There were plenty of options I could leave to go to the library when ever I felt like it,or I could stay at home.My options were unlimited. Even though I had all the time in the world and was a rowdy loud teenager quiet time was always there.I am not gonna lie,I played bass guitar.If your a musician then you know that low was not how I played the guitar.Music was not music if my mom (who was next door) could not hear it the lyrics to my favorite band.When it was time to settle and get my homework done so I could be loud again I did.There was no body to be loud or to bother me when I needed to be alone and quiet. I started my first year if high school when I was sixteen,and three months in I found out I was pregnant.About three months after that life was pretty complicated for me and although I regret it now I dropped out of high school.It wasn't until a year later when Emily,my daughter, was six months old that I decided school actually had a purpose,but time and silence was not what it used to be. Before I thought school was a waste of time.
High school is where I had gained an awareness about how what I 'm learning in school is going to benefit me in the real world. I learned an retain a variety of information because the things that I did learn I felt like you would need to know to survive in the real world. A perfect example of this is driver 's ed where I learned to drive something that I do everyday frequently. Another reason why I learned and retain so much I because when I got into high school is around the same time I got my first job. This definitely opened the door in showing me how what I 'm learning in school applies to everyday work activities such as knowing and counting money this is where math comes in. Being able to talk and communicate writing and verbally this is where English comes in. All things that I needed to do in everyday
Contrary to public schools that start at the same time every day and continue with a rigid schedule, being homeschooled meant that I could study what I wanted, when I wanted. Not to say I had free rein to do whatever I wanted - my mom was always there making sure my brothers and I were working diligently. I would attempt all sorts of science experiments from my curriculum, choosing the ones I thought would be most interesting. We would compete to see who could make the strongest popsicle stick bridge using heavy books to test their
I have to admit that I will not look fondly on my high school career. I spent most of my study time going out with my friends. I felt that I was paying my dues with the eight hours of boredom that began most of my days. Until now there were only a few classes that I enjoyed. In retrospect, I believe that it was my inability to choose the classes I took which resulted in my lack of enthusiasm on the ride to school each morning.
During school the day before graduation, I thought that school was very fun and zestful! In first half of school, all we did was return our books to the teacher and talked about what we were going to do over the summer. The second part of the day was even more fun because we just relaxed and did completely nothing! Once school ended some, a few my friends and I rode our bikes to Greg Broeren’s house. We just played catch and basketball. That night I couldn’t sleep. I was so anxious.
Though I was not fond of school at first do to the challenges early on in life not being able to understand the material at hand. For as long since I remember I had a fixed mindset where
The first description of school mom and dad gave me included the words “difficult” and “harder than American schools”. Once high school started academics became the most important and crucial aspect of life. There was no need to be a “well-rounded student”; it did not matter, as it was irrelevant. Although clubs did not exist, students played soccer, though it never increased ones chances in gaining acceptance into college. My parents recalled attending school in the morning, then walking home in the afternoon
School is a place where you meet friends and learn as much as you can. Some execrate it because it's too long, but it could be worse. I was one of the people that despised it. When I was younger I hated it so much, that I cried every day. So, My dad took me out. Now that I'm older, I've loved it. Seeing my friends and learning interesting facts. I couldn't see the school change it's schedule though. Here are my reasons why.
Have you ever asked yourself, "Why do we have to go to school?", or, "What's the point?" . School can teach you more things than you might realize, and today I will share some of the ways it has helped me. School has taught me a lot more than I expected I would have by the ninth grade. I am excited to see what school has to offer me next. School has helped me with many things, including developing my life, teaching me important values, and helping me develop my
Personally, school has helped me find friends, excel in sports, have the normal teenage “hardships,” and has put teacher role models in my life. Believe me, I say I want to drop out many times a week because of the irrational amount of stress from classes, but I also know that it is a part of life most go through. John Holt describes school as a miserable place where there’s absolutely no happiness, or in other words, Hell. He says that students learns “that to be wrong, uncertain, confused, is a crime.” But in reality, eventually everyone has to learn that in the real world they are going to be wrong countless of times, uncertainty can lead you to making a great mistake, and being confused can cost you a
I've always loved school. Being able to have interaction with other people my age was fun for me because I was the youngest person in my family and my only sibling was older than me by 17 years. This made school a very intriguing experience for me because I got to be around other kids. While I had a good life at home, with parents who loved me, I was still missing interaction with people closer to my age. Because of this, I always sought to find in my school community what I didn't get at home.
My grades in elementary school were poor because I had trouble paying attention to things that were not challenging. I tried to play sick just about every day but my parent were not falling for it. My favorite classes were gym, music, and art. Competing in sports is where I spent most of my time. The words of my parents and teachers went in one ear and out the other. “School just wasn’t interesting to me”
My only ‘normal’ year of high school was my freshman year. I don’t know if any part of high school is normal, but the last three years for me were miserable. Those years were full of construction. Greeneville High School was built in 1950 and was in serious need of help. The town had to make a decision on what they wanted. They weren’t sure whether to build a brand new school in a new location or remodel and expand right where it is. They chose to rebuild and expand. That meant my last years there would be one big headache. I’m not saying the decision to leave the school in its existing location was wrong, but I do believe that no one really took into consideration the hassle it would cause.
1) There are plenty of reasons why I enjoyed school growing up and even more reasons to find other things to do. One of my biggest challenges in my education as a child was math. It was not my strong suit and I felt behind when comparing myself to other students. This impacted my attitude towards this subject dramatically. Once I noticed I was receiving extra help for math when no one else was, was the day my eyes opened up. I felt stupid, and immediately lost all confidence in my mathematic abilities. Many of my teachers were encouraging but I felt as though they did not actually care if I understood the material or not. For example, my middle school teacher was the coldest 7th grade math teacher in the whole school and she had a very bad reputation. She made me feel like the stupidest student in her whole class. After leaving her class and moving up to the 8th grade level, I had been scared from that, and my confidence was at an all time low.
One of the biggest problems with education is that it is poisoned in the way people view school. Some common phrases among students are that ?school is boring; school is work.? Theses attitudes have a direct effect on the effort that students put into their studies. One will obviously work harder when they aren?t bored with the task. There is a difference between hearing and listening and if students approach school as something that they see as boring and stressful than that student will only be hearing what the professor is saying. They may show up to class but this does not mean that they are necessarily there to learn. If school were fun than students would enjoy learning and thus, would learn more since it would be an enjoyable activity. School is just like a sport or a book in that if the book is well written and enjoyable than there is more incentive to read it, just as someone will put more effort into a sport that is fun than a sport they don?t enjoy. If school were fun, than students would strive to learn more.
Time flies so fast. Looking back, my high school is just like a movie, a lot of things happened. High School is four years of growing up and probably a time in your life where you go through the most changes. In high school you are able to discover yourself and find out who you are as a person. Each year is special and unique in their own way. My journey through high school was a tough one, especially because I decided to not only focus on academic work but also to invest quality time in extra curriculum activities. I wanted more than just academic excellence; I wanted to be a leader, I wanted to add value to every aspect of my life, I wanted a rounded education and not just mere schooling. My success story is what I will like to share with you; how I really made it and how this defines my personality. My journey in High School was scary, exciting, and successful.