<p>I can’t say that my past 3 years in high school have been great, but i can say that they have surely changed my life. The only thing i didn’t like about high school was the teachers honestly. Ive liked very few of my teachers. My school isn’t typical, i go to a private school, so I don’t exactly have the same high school life as everyone else. Were also currently in a transition period. My first 2 years in HS had all different rules and a different principle. This year when I reached 11th grade, we got a new principle and many things are different. Going into senior year this year, we have to embrace a lot of new things that the seniors never had before. So basically the only thing I’m going to miss is being able to see my friends every day, have lunch with them and have classes with them. I also have a lot of fun in school, i don’t take it too seriously. I know its going to be very different once i go to college.</p>
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<p>But what about those people still going to law schools now? People who were already in law school would fall under the “deserving” category of jobs. </p>
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<p>I understood what you meant. See, not everyone’s high school experience is one where you go to school and worry about that, then come home to a warm house with a loving family and food on the table. </p>
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<p>idk about you, but my school doesn’t offer grade recovery or late work. In the adult world, there is “makeup work.” You don’t get fired for being legitimately ill (that’s illegal, obviously). As for guidance counselors, are there not advisers in the adult world? I assure you that there is always help for those who look. </p>
<p>As for safety nets, what do you think happens to people who get fired? Their life ends?!? No. They pick themselves up, work on what they did wrong, and get another job. Sure, they may lose things in the process, and it certainly isn’t fun, but it’s not like there are * no second chances * once you turn 18. You can also look to government and charitable safety nets - you will not starve or lack a roof over your head if you are willing to cooperate. </p>
<p>I think that if you’re going to group high school in a fake “dream world” then college belongs there as well. You still have the same “crutches.” </p>
<p>But honestly, I don’t buy your interpretation of high school as a whole. Sure, your high school experience, and many others’, might be like that. That doesn’t mean that other kids out there didn’t face issues of hunger, foreclosure, working, abuse, etc. I assure you that many people face the “real world” while still in high school, and others live in a fantasy land of wealth and security as adults. Whether or not you are in high school doesn’t have much to do with the relative comfort and security of your life. For some people, adulthood looks much more favorable because they no longer have to rely on dead beat parents.</p>
<p>tl;dr You can certainly make those claims about your own high school experience, but to make them about everyone’s is silly.</p>
<p>I’ve grown to enjoy high school, with an upward trend being seen from freshman to the end of junior year (rising senior). I go to a small Christian school in Southern California, so it’s a much different environment than at public schools. For one, my whole class loves each other (32 total of us), and spending more time with last year’s senior class was fun- especially taking a senior girl to the junior/senior formal… asking in an elaborate way made it so much better : P- definitely doing so again next year. There also isn’t a ton of course selection so everyone has multiple classes with each other.</p>
<p>At such a place much growth can be experienced, but some just harbor hate and want to get out. The reason I’ve gained in appreciation and positive feelings for high school is because I’ve grown to love my high school more, and it’s hard not to when every teacher believes what you do and really cares about every student- in lengths which makes it apparent, although not a dependent factor in determining such.</p>
<p>I won’t miss high school because I enjoy progression, growth, and moving forward, but it will be something that I’ll always be fond of due to where I was. Even more so, things I’ve learned and the purpose in life I’ve gained over these years will be lasting, and I can be happy wherever I end up with that in mind.</p>
<p>Somewhat of a different case, but a possibly new perspective in this thread- wanted to make it a bit longer but my iPod is going to die and I want to be able to study accompanied by music, so I’ll end it with most of the major points being stated : ).</p>