It bothers me to hear someone say that “High School kids don’t know what work means”, or “just wait till you hit the real world”. Saying that we high schoolers’ don’t understand the most basic concept is ridiculous at best.
For example, let’s take a look at my own work schedule. I go to school 5 days a week, from 8 A.M. to 3 P.M. On three days each week, I work from 4:30 to 9:30. Then I volunteer at the local nursing home each Saturday, and occasionally on schooldays. Currently, I am working on two research papers, one for school and one for a scholarship. Then I have other classes such as Accounting, Graphic Design, and Drama which all take up significant portions of my week. Also, I participate in the National Forensics League, which require me to write speeches and participate in tournaments just about every week. This doesn’t include the college search.
And, NO, I’m not a ridiculous overachiever. If you ask any High School Senior, you’ll hear a similar story. Life in High School isn’t just a cake-walk. In order to prepare for college and the future, we have to work our butts off. If you don’t call any of this work, then I guess we play and act frivolous all day. That’s not what it looks like to me though.
i compleltely agree, people believe that high schoolers have no clue what work is, when in fact we are the ones who work the hardest, trying to juggle school life with work life, and keeping up social appearences to add. High school is no cakewalk. well said.
It's all relative. Some may look at a high schooler who slacks off and plays video games all day and rememeber how much work they did in high school and assume the worst out of all of us.
i completley agree. my scheadual is prolly as bad as yours, and i think its a slap in the face when people say that high schoolers don't know the meaning of work, or what its like in the real world. Adults always preach to me about how hard the real world is going to be, and how hard its going to be to get to where you want to go. I think they just resent adolecance. I work my butt off 24/7 trying to get to where I'm going, myself, and most of my highschool and college friends are in the same boat with u.
With school, sports, homework, job and volunteer opportunities, it seems almost impossible to have time for anything else. How many times have we all heard "high school isn't the real world"? But it leads up to it, encouraging habits and responsibilites that we all will have to deal with once we reach graduation.
Question for you, how exactly did you go about volunteering in a nursing home? Was there a program for training or do you just walk right in? Any information is appreciated. Thanks.
Although it has been 14 years since I have been in high school, I can tell you that that saying follows through college.
When I was 27 I was in a class where the professor proceeded to ream someone about a problem with her computer and how that was not a valid excuse for a late assignment. The professor started to tell her about "the real world." She let the professor know that she was 30, she was a single parent of three kids and she has been one her own for 12 years. It does not get anymore real then that.
You go girl.
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