Perfection

School in a Perfect World.

       Personally, school for me is really enjoyable. It wasn't all that way, though. I used to hate going to school everyday. Waking up at 6:00 every morning and waiting for the bus for ten minutes in the freezing cold isn't really my thing. I remember my first day of middle school. It was early September, and there was a terrifying feeling in the air. The teachers were unfamiliar, so that was really intimidating, and not to mention the whole new building that everyone was in now.

        Now that I've found my “category” that I fit in now, so to speak, I’m way more comfortable waking up. The material that we’re doing right now is somewhat simple, so I guess it comes easily to me. I’m involved with a lot of music, band, and drama related productions, so that also makes school easier for me because I get to look forward to practicing in jazz band, or early morning choir, or even regular concert band.

        In a perfect world, school would be split up half and half between academic related activities, and specialized talents, for example, playing an instrument, being good at art, or participating in sports. That is very important in the development in a child, especially at this point in life. If you don’t have something to keep you occupied, than what’s the point in life? You need something to excel in in order to achieve anything in life. That’s the sad truth.

        Also, homework would be split up evenly with the activities you would be working on. Homework is just another stressful helping on top of the plate of life. When you look at it in the grand scheme of things, school is where you get an education, and home is where you go to get away from it all. Sure, there would be some assignments that would be sent home with the kids, but not every night. People spend too much time focusing on good grades, that they don’t have time to work on anything else. It’s just very tedious.

        School is great, but there are some faults. Pointing them out to the administration would be an advantage for anyone and everyone because if you never say anything, nothing gets done. Change needs to happen to schools around the nation.