Over the years, the world has been progressively becoming more stressful, yet teenagers are still expected to be prepared for the future, in a world that they have yet to experience. The students can be told how and why the world works; however, without going out and experiencing life themselves, they can never truly understand or prepare for the future. Often adults pressure American high school students to immediately head off to college because the thought of their child not returning to school enforces this idea that they will never return. Nevertheless, this does not mean that times are actually still the same because, in reality, they are not the same. Our world has gradually become more stressful for the average American high school …show more content…
This includes just working, volunteering travelling the world, and many more different experiences. The options are endless. If the average postgraduate enters the working world afterwards, it would allow them to explore the careers that are available. Often, they start off with an entry-level position which allows them to gain responsibility and learn how to control their finances better. More common than not, post graduates often devote their year off of school to volunteer work around the nation and world. This allows the students to experience different cultures throughout the nation and world. “Compared with people that do not volunteer, the odds of being ‘very happy’ rose 7% among those who volunteered monthly and 12% for people who volunteer every two to four weeks”(). This shows that volunteering can greatly improve people’s well being. This is a great activity to participate in while taking a gap year because volunteering stimulates people’s brains, encourages happiness, and looks great on job and college applications. It helps provide a sense of responsibility while allowing students to indulge in certain activities that they enjoy. In addition, the satisfaction they feel from knowing that they are helping
Frank Bruni’s article, “Today’s Exhausted Superkids”(2015), condemns the social standards of perfection inflicted on teenagers during their high school years. Bruni supports his claim by acknowledging the stress teenagers experience on a regular basis, providing evidence from books relating to the topic, and questioning the extent of how insane the desire for college has become. Bruni’s purpose is to help push people to redefine success in order to help the youth become less focused towards a societal goal of higher education that causes countless children to become insane due to constant panic to earn a spot in the Ivy Leagues. Due to the topic of the article it is mainly written to college admissions and adults in order to address
From the beginning of high school, students strap on their seatbelts and prepare for one of the most vigorous races of their lives – becoming successful. With the rare occurrence of a break, kids are expected to keep on driving as fast and as powerfully as they can in order to get into a “great” college, which would be followed by graduate school and then an actual job that would make a lot of money. In American society, common values include working hard, determination, and being so productive that free time is not even a question. However, this philosophy is taking a major toll on American college and high school students. For at least 40 years, America’s future has been steadily growing unmotivated, tired, and hopeless due to the overemphasis on performing well in school. This phenomenon is appropriately expounded in William Zinsser’s “College Pressures”, which takes a look at the top four sources of tension that cause these feelings of dejection and agitation. After reading this article, I came up with a few solutions to this national problem. It is time to switch the harsh, over-encouraging green light of education to a comfortable yellow one. In order to make this ideal transition, directors of education across the country need to primarily reduce the amount of out-of-class assignments, lighten the grading system, and incorporate days in the school year that allow students to express their thoughts about school and provide useful feedback.
Brooks wrote this article to inform the new generation not to buy into the hype of the “baby boomers.” He uses a compare and contrast type of approach with contrasting explanations of people’s expectations versus reality. The author wants to convey a feeling of awareness, which almost feels foreboding. The intended audience is young American college students or those about to enter college. It's intent to them is to inform them of the dangers that follow graduation where expectations are concerned. This audience is comprised of both male and female readers of all races and
If you’re anything like me or any other high school student you know that stress season is coming. It’s a joyous time where students unite to form study groups and enjoy the last two weeks of the semester before they go off into the boring period of “winter break.” Of course, no winter break is complete without the wonderful problem filled stapled stacks of papers handed to you as you walk out the door the last day. When you get handed that packet you know that those long winter break days that seem to last forever be no more thanks to all your teachers. May the rest of your day be filled with bliss and delight. Now this stress season isn’t simply the last day of school it’s so much more than that. It all started on November 9th oh yes the marvelous first day of the last grading
This generation of American teenagers and young adults have the greatest advantage in the history of humankind when to comes to advances in technology, science, and every other field of study. Yet, today’s youth of America is facing obstacles that past generations did not have to deal with. According to Josh Mitchell, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, student loan debt has surpassed one trillion dollars with two-thirds of college students graduating with over thirty-five thousand dollars of debt each. Competition for jobs has made it progressively harder to find a stable job and make a living. According to Hardin’s metaphor of the world being a lifeboat, it is increasingly difficult for people who are not on the lifeboat to find away
Have you ever felt weighed down and overloaded by looking at all the homework you had, with no breaks to look forward to? Have you ever caught yourself thinking that this school system doesn’t push you enough to reach your full potential? Have you ever been in class, and you had no idea what the teacher was talking about, because it was material from last year,all things you forgot over summer break?You likely answered yes to theses questions because we’ve all been in these situations. But there is a way to avoid this from happening again. Euclid High School students should attend year-round school in order to avoid forgetting information, reduce their students level of stress, and to fully benefit them academically.
High school graduation is a milestone in our lives where we are able to celebrate the end of a journey, our new found freedom, and our first step into the “real world”, also known as adulthood. It is a night full of reminiscing on the memories we made with the classmates who have been by our sides since kindergarten, the classmates that we may not ever see again. It is a night with mixed emotions, teary eyes, smiles of relief, laughter as we think back on all of the memories we shared, talk of the colleges and universities we will be attending, what we will be doing, and the unbelievable realization that we finally did it; we graduated. It is an accomplishment we should be proud of, a night we should look back on. High school graduation is
Not going directly to college after high school gives one a chance to breathe and not think about school. High school can be a lot to handle for a teenager. During those four years, teachers and other adult figures are shoving the idea of college into your head. They practically make you a drone and force you to do your best in school, because if you don’t you’re not going to be accepted in college. College is a huge dream for a decent amount of students, but these individuals that we, students, look up to through-out this career make us terrified of the thought. Right from the gecko, our plan for our future is middle school, high school, work, college, than life long career. After getting bombarded for so long, students want to escape the stress and worries. By taking a gap year after high school, students can clear the mind of any school related stress and relax. No more tests, judgement, ridicule, and
Would you take a year to experience an extraordinary adventure if you could? Well, you can with gap year. Gap year is a year in between your senior year of high school and your freshmen year in college. Gap year is a wonderful opportunity with lot of rewards. In gap year you can do all these things,travel, volunteer work, or even just to evaluate where your life is going. All the students willing to take this opportunity will be able to create a strong foundation the for future. Many students approach the senior year they can feel burnt out and dissatisfied with the routine of school. One gap year choice is to immerse oneself in other cultures. Travel is looked upon as a rewarding and educational tool. Students often feel they lack meaningful experiences before entering college. Exploring foreign countries or even just a new place can enrich the student's life, giving them new topics to debate as well as new cultures to share with classmates and instructors. (Admissions.) Some students may decide to volunteer while they travel. Volunteer work can be done by any student and only ...
In conclusion students can take a lot of important lessons away from their gap year experience. Although there are more benefits to taking a gap year, the ones discussed include: getting a year away from school and coming back more focused, it helps a person decide their future, looks impressive on future resumes, it is becoming more acceptable, and students get the opportunity to learn about different cultures. “Students who take part are able to see the world and return to school with a better perspective of their future” (Bull). Before a student starts filling out their applications for college this coming fall, they should ponder the option of taking a gap year.
Others do not have the same advantage of knowing what they want to do once they go into college. This leads students to take a gap year to figure out exactly what it is they want to do for the rest of their lives. Taking a gap year helps students explore different fields and help them figure out if they will truly like to do, or what they do not enjoy. Goth said in an article in U.S News and World Report "NCCC has driven work ethic into me. It 's broadened what I think I could do with my life because all of these projects are things that I would 've never even consider doing ... Then you go and do them, and think, 'Wow, I 'm actually pretty good at them. '" This brings to show how taking a gap year is truly beneficial to the students.
There are thousands of things I love, but vacation is on the number one list. Many times over the years I have taken vacation time; It was only a while back, when I realized how amaz-ing, and the great value it gives the sole and body. There have been times when I felt not wanting to leave my work, whether it’s financial problems or among other things. Other times I thought my work was at a decisive juncture and it wouldn 't get accomplished without me. All profession-als or employees know that the money does not just make itself unless they are there to make sure everything is going according to their policy. I know I am not alone in making excuses not to take a vacation. When I asked a couple of my co-workers, they also agreed on not even taking a week off for the entire year, some even included holidays.
In 2001, there were 6,600 children surveyed to see if the expectations parents held for their kids had an effect on their future lives (Gillett) (BE10). Neal Halfon, a professor from the University of California, discovered that 97% of children were expected to go to college (Gillett) (BE11). This study shows the expectations that parents have for their children affects minors later on in life. In my childhood, I thought everything was fun and games and I was immature. As I grew older into adulthood, not only did I mature but I realized just how serious life is. Even though I didn’t have to make hardly any major decisions or take anything seriously in my childhood, I realize now that I have to be mature and make decisions on my own.
Teens today face a lot of pressure. Many students deal with difficult life situations that hinder them from focusing on their futures. This can lead to a loss of interest in school and school events, such as a sports, clubs, or after school programs. Teens start to prioritize other things over their education. Every year, over 1.2 million students will leave school without earning a high school diploma in the United States alone (“11”). That’s a student every 26 seconds – or 7,000 a day (“11”). The United States, which used to have the highest graduation rates of any country, now ranks 22nd out of 27 developed countries (“11”). Students may not realize that by dropping out of high school they are more likely to commit crimes, become parents at a young age, use and abuse alcohol and drugs, and live in poverty (“Drop”). Dropouts make up the majority of those
As I have mentioned, teenage life features a myriad number of difficult circumstances. It depends on if they are pleasant or stressful. Having more freedom can be a jovial privilege but with more freedom comes more responsibilities. And these responsibilities of taking the SAT, applying for college, and committing to a profession are tough parts of a teenage life. Sometimes things are delightful but also harsh because it’s all a learning cycle that will propel teenagers to the next phase: