Today in advisory we read an article made by the school talking about advisory classes and how they're supposed to help us be better in school. Then we took a survey about if advisory has been helpful to us and what could be done in advisory next year. It got me thinking: How could school be a better environment for everyone?
Have you ever been asked something along the lines of, "What could be done better in school?" More extracurricular classes. Better teachers. More field trips. Any of this sound familiar? Here's the basic scenario of the school I go to.
My high school is fairly newish. Some of the teachers don't really know how to handle a classroom filled with raging hormones in human form or they don't teach well. A nice handful of the students here don't seem to really care about their education. Makes me wonder how many people really care.
A lot of kids have their own problems. Many are worse than others. And sometimes they just brag about stuff like someone's gonna really care. No one cares the last time you got wasted, high, or had sex, so stop talking and get a real life. And then there are people with problems with their parents or other people. Court orders right and left.
Sometimes I feel like those problems are inflicted on themselves because of the choices they make. They choose choices that they know are wrong but are convinced they are right. And they're absorbed in a mad world and end up on a bad road in life. I think it's school. They teach us to stay in school and make good choices in life to have better lives later on as we grow older. And it makes you think how can school be a better environment for students?
Here's what I think should happen.
School should have a lot more classes. Mainly art and language classes. I know that may be a while but it could give kids something better to do. My studio art class is a lot of fun. The teacher is really mellow. He even lets you listen to your iPods and people love that class. No one's bouncing off the walls cause they're in their creative mode. More classes like that would be fun.
Now on the topic of teachers. I have some pretty good teachers and I can't really complain much. There are teachers of other classes though who can't really teach or for that matter control a class. I think teachers with more control would make a better learning environment. Also, I think every teacher should be required to have a degree in psychology. Think about it. If you were having a bad day would you want to be able to talk to someone you know than some shrink you barely know? Kids would have a lot less emotional problems and stop being on the verge of beating someone if they have someone to talk to. Just a thought.
Before I sign off there's one more thing that I think would make schools much better. Food. I'm sure we all know how crappy school food is. Not real meat, it's mystery meat in a box in a freezer that you can just throw in the oven for twenty minutes. That's why I haven't had a school lunch since last year. Not only is it too much money but it just tastes gross. And how many kids even eat what they get?
In the movie Super-Size Me Morgan Spurlock went to a few schools while he traveled America on his thirty day Mickey D's binge. He went to a juvenile detention center and you see all the kids there and they're happy. You would never had suspected them of being a juvenile in the first place. And why? Cause they're served real food! You see the ladies actually preparing the food. Fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, real meat! I almost died when I saw one lady actually peeling potatoes.
See, if schools would get the money for real food, kids would eat healthier, they wouldn't be cranky, and there would be a lot less problems. Don't know why we can't do simple stuff like this.
XOXO,
Liz
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