Monday, November 24, 2008

A Day Like Any Other

Today was another day in the life of a student. Last night I went to sleep at two for procrastinating over an english assignment. But I believe I slept early because other classmates, who also put it off, slept at four. But maybe four isn't sleeping at night any more, just sleeping early in the morning. It's kind of sad to realize that this is now normal to student life.

As usual, the day began slowly. There was a quiz here, and test results from another class. I was not very successful in either of these, but what can a person do? It's disappointing to think that after all the work you put into something, you just can't get it right. I received a zero on a homework assignment because my teacher thought that my classmate had cheated off of me, however, we did our work together and of course we would have the same answers. Teachers have no mercy. This is supposed to train us for the harsh world of reality, but classrooms are not democracies, they are dictatorships.

Not to "slam" on school, but it's not getting any better. Teachers are teaching less and society is expecting us to know more. We spend seven hours at school most of the week, and hardly learn anything whilst there. The new things that people learn everyday are the whispered gossipnews and how a person's legs jiggle in small shorts.

If society truly is in a mental decline, which I do not doubt, then change must start at school. School is where young minds grow an understanding of society, and today I learned a different and new use for the "f" word and that teachers do not listen to the quiet student, but will carry a full discourse with the pretty blonde in front about how a hairstyle can completely alter a person's appearance.

This is ridiculous.

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