<p>I don't know, it's just really old at this point (I'm still only a junior blehhhh). All anyone talks about is how much 'hella kush they bummed last saturday' or who blew whom at the party or 'ohmigosh honors physics is sooooo hard the teacher like can't teach ya know'.</p>
<p>Try to talk to them about something salient like politics and all they can do is vomit out their parents' generic Republican/Democrat party line beliefs (all Republicans disagree with global warming even though it's barely relevant to their overall belief system, for some reason it's some big offense, all Democrats inexplicably believe the government has first rights to people's incomes), or the few who break with their parents just put themselves in some extreme typecast hardcore atheist type who thinks he or she is smart because she doesn't believe what other people do.</p>
<p>And when I hear them talk about things like the SAT, I want to rip my ears out:
"I took the SAT the first time without any practice just to see where I stand (okay waste $50 idc)"
"OMG you got a 1730? YOU'RE SO SMART OMGASH"
"Yeah I only got a 1540 on the SAT, but I'm still smart; I have a 3.84 GPA with ALL honors classes. The SAT is just a test of tricks."</p>
<p>Meh. The vapidity of everyday public high school kids is staggering.</p>
<p>Sure, some people might be like this, but if you think all high school kids are like this, you need to get over yourself. Some kids just don’t care about politics; that doesn’t mean they’re stupid, they’re just interested in other things. If they just believe in what their parents believe in, that’s okay.</p>
<p>And plus, a 1730 is actually pretty good. It’s not ivy league material, but it poses for a pretty good chance at state schools.</p>
<p>Sumoboats- I’m not saying a lack of interest in politics is necessarily a bad thing or that they believe the same things as their parents is a bad thing. It’s HOW they spew out their copied beliefs of their parents- they think they ‘know what’s going on’ and have ‘totally thought this stuff out’ when it’s so obvious they haven’t.</p>
<p>And about the 1730 thing, I don’t get annoyed if they matter-of-factly say they got a 1730 or if they’re satisfied with it, it’s when they and their friends act like they’re soooo smart and geniusy for getting a 1730.</p>
<p>I was actually just thinking about this. I am a senior, and I was walking down the halls the other day when I realized that I just cannot relate to many of the people that I saw walk past me. I do enjoy the company of many of my classmates, but at times, even they amaze me at their lack of political knowledge (they think that keeping up with current events is a waste of time because it will never affect them) or unwillingness to make intriguing and meaningful conversation (their conversations consist only of jokes and memes). It’s really beginning to annoy me to the point that I do not want to attend school.</p>
<p>My advice is to seek out people more like you. You would be surprised who they may be (my second chair horn player who is a sophomore is apathetic and always late but knows more than anyone in my AP classes about politics). I only have approximately 100 days left of it, but that really helps me get through the day.</p>
<p>Without losing one’s faith in humanity, I think many can agree that on the exterior, humans are remarkably simple functions–a complex of chemical processes with the focus on survival and reproduction. And too often I think we glorify how “important” a knowledge of politics is as far as that goes. </p>
<p>But I can relate to you. I’m a senior, and my HS experience has been pretty horrible. Let’s just say that your gripes with the high-school populace’s “interests” have struck a chord with me. It’ll be nice to go somewhere new next year. A bit of warning though, I visited a friend at a top 15 university recently for a football game, and observed (and he pointed out himself) that the HS mentality carries over into university. You won’t escape the superficiality and drama no matter what you do or where you go to college. To seek out those who think like you is good advice, even if it is a rather daunting prospect. It took me four years to get over that hump, and now I’ll be starting over somewhere else.</p>
<p>There are ways to escape the boundlessness of human idiocy. Many of them can be both enlightening and refreshing–even if the rest of the world finds them to be “anti-social.” Read Nietzsche, go for a run, walk a dog, climb a mountain, paint a picture, invent something. I’ve always liked to disappear for a few days. Often times on my visits to Chicago or somewhere equally interesting, I’ve spent hours just exploring the city–alone. On the weekends, I’ve delved into my hobbies and found them to be just as engaging as time spent “mushing” or discussing blow jobs. Hahaha</p>
<p>I’m rambling, but I guess the point is to appreciate people for what they are but keep things in perspective. If you dislike the High school social structure (and egads!–who in the hell wouldn’t?) then go out there and make things for yourself. Seek out the interesting folk, do the things that interest you. Get in touch with your inner libertine, or existentialist, or whatever the proper term is, and the world will be your oyster! I know this has worked for me…</p>
<p>I just despise hypocrites. And there are a lot of those in my school… I can’t even believe it.
I also can’t stand it whenever people make a huge point about doing better than you on one test or assignment. It’s kind of like… “I’m sorry, but I’m not a robot.”</p>
<p>I kinda thought this way when my girlfriend dumped me. Then I just realized I was sad, and I’m stuck in highschool anyway so I might as well try and enjoy it.</p>
<p>I generally dislike people as a whole. HS kids annoy me because they’re so vapid and, every small thing is HUGE. Facebook doesn’t help either. Surprisingly, I do get a fair amount of ‘intelligent discourse’ with my comrades.</p>
<p>A little modesty would be good here. I dislike HS kids who think they are “better” than others because they “know” politics and such more than actual HS kids.</p>
<p>haha. You do realize these kids have actually normal intelligence levels, emotional widths, and lives? People can drive me crazy, too, but I’d be really concerned if someone didn’t have their own petty anxieties or excitements. Not the entire world has to be intense.</p>
<p>I’m with TheJuanSoto here. Your classmates are people too. So what if they don’t know anything about politics? You’re a junior, so you can’t vote, so there’s no real need to follow the election, although a surprising number of people at my school do. It doesn’t make them inferior in any way, especially at 16 or 17. I’m guessing you follow politics because it interests you. Other people can have different interests, which may or may not include politics.</p>
<p>As for the partying and emotional immaturity, that’s frankly normal. Most people don’t have fully developed frontal lobes (the frontal lobe is where judgement and decision making abilities are thought to be located, for those of you who haven’t taken AP Psych yet) until their later teens or early twenties. If you’re a teenager, it’s almost natural to make some “bad” decisions (drinking, drugs, having sex, etc.) and to be a little irresponsible and impulsive. (I’m not saying that this behavior is right or wrong, that’s just how it is.) </p>
<p>Maybe you should step down off your high horse and get to know some more people. Just because people don’t like politics or like to party, that doesn’t make them automatically stupid and unworthy of conversation. Some of the most intelligent and interesting people I’m friends with are sub-par students. If you’re like most people, you’re going to be pretty lonely the next year and a half without talking to people.</p>
<p>I’ve found “dumb” high-school kids (those not in honors/AP and those not playing the ridiculous college admissions game) to be surprisingly insightful. But I do feel like lots of high schoolers are really immature… very loud/disrespectful, make homophobic/racist/misogynistic jokes and seem to believe them genuinely… but I don’t need to go into a full rant.</p>