All students are sent to school for a reason: to learn. With as many kids as I saw this semester on reward day, I feel that they’re not as serious as they should be when it comes to their studies. Yes, there are some students at school on Friday who feel like they need the extra time to study on their finals. Others might have been at school because they were ill earlier in the semester. But, it seems like the vast majority of students were at school for either NHI’s -not handed in papers- or because they have low grades.
I know that not all teens want to go to school. I know from experience that it is really easy to get distracted from schoolwork because of other activities such as sports, church, hanging out with friends, and family obligations. I also know that sometimes it feels like no matter how hard you work, you just can’t stay on top of your grade.
What I can’t stand is when people are perfectly capable of completing their work and keeping their grades up, but they are too lazy to take the initiative to do it. Why not take advantage of your hardworking brain? There are kids in other countries that would kill to have a chance at an American education and we waste it! I think that our generation is slowly becoming lazier and lazier. If we keep this up, our world will start to deteriorate as younger generations follow our example.
I applaud all of the kids at Smoky Valley who have a good work ethic. All of you take advantage of the knowledge that our teachers are trying to impart on us and use it. Sure, we’re not all going to be doctors and lawyers, but you never know when a small fact will come in handy.
Megan James, sophomore staffer
I was gonna think of something funny and or sarcastic to put here, but I was too lazy.
ReplyDeleteIt's a byproduct of lethargy, depression, obligation, or the inability to focus. It takes a ridiculous amount of willpower that I doubt just about anyone possesses to take care of it all in a quick manner, when the only thing that doesn't feel like a job is sleeping.
ReplyDeletePeople who are apathetic are responsible for their choices, but deserve sympathy, it's a result of poor conditioning, chances are from parents, possibly(probably) early teachers, and poor influences from other kids around them.
All in all, everyone here is on their own path trying to figure out what they want in their own way. This doesn't mean you should lower the standard for them, but it does mean they deserve being understood and helped instead of being treated poorly and ingraining them further into the whole they're probably already in.
Not a bad article, just try and keep more open-minded and understanding. Don't be hasty to throw stones, mang. :)