“School is so stupid.” “This is dumb.” “I have better things to do.” “My teachers are so annoying.” “This is boring.” “I’m sick of this” “I hate going to school.” This is all I hear walking around my nice school. Teenagers my age speak without considering others, especially not the less fortunate. For lack of better terms, it’s annoying and conceited to hear people complain about their privileges.
Rather than focusing on the negative qualities of school, students need to focus more on the structure it creates for life, and how it helps set up the future.
The complaints I hear go beyond a once-in-a-while negative comment, but also during lectures while teachers are trying to do their job, and even when there’s independent work time, where most of us are allowed to talk. There is always negativity where it’s not needed, and whining when there should be gratitude for our privileges.
As much as I hate to admit it, I also took school for granted. Hearing people my age complain about it, only made me complain. However, as soon as I brought the complaining idea home, I realized why my parents disliked it. It is truly just unappreciative. Now, every time I hear an “I want to go home” comment, I try to convince them that school is not as bad as they think or how it’s made out to be.
While many teenagers justify talking badly about school because of pressure and continuous assignments, it’s still valuable to note that school is to teach us, especially by challenging us. Perhaps the difficulty of it all makes it evident that we are receiving a good education.
Around the world, I know that many teenagers may not have the same privileges. 72 million children student-age, do not have access to school. When I hear protests about Nevada being ranked lower than other states, I think of the kids my age who don’t even have a qualified educator. I try not to be a hypocrite, and instead of judging our school ranking in the United States, I think of countries where it’s hard to even find a school system.
School can be overwhelming at times, but it’s built solely to help our futures. It has structured me and developed me personally and socially. Without it, I fear I wouldn’t be who I am today. Hearing complaints about education when so many others lack access to even the most basic educational resources is disappointing. I’ll stop hating the whine of students when everyone is allowed access to good education.
