High school – preparation for real life
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Courtney McClure
May 14, 2010
Filed under Commentary, Student Blogs
Coming into this environment was initially nerve-wracking and scary. The people would be different, the “big, bad” upperclassmen would be torturous, and the teachers would be hard-hitting dictators. I was growing up, and I knew the world, or at least school, would show no mercy.
Nevertheless, in these past four years of my life, I have grown and matured the most. Realizing the close similarities between high school and the real world allowed me the opportunity to learn the basics of adulthood.
Among these lessons was adaptation. To survive in society one must first learn the correct ways to adapt to vary situations. In each classroom there is one unique teacher with his or her own set of rules and procedures. Upon entering each classroom, students must alter themselves in ways that satisfies both themselves and the teacher in order to achieve an adequate learning environment. Life encompasses its own circumstances, like attending college, having a job, or becoming a parent, that require various adaptations.
Surviving in our world also elicits the need to form healthy relationships. If high school isn’t the most prominent place to do this, then I don’t know what is. Daily, we are surrounded by a pool of people who we interact with in some way. We make friends, we make enemies. We find mentors and we find teachers who can substitute as second parents. In forming these different relationships, we learn lessons of trust and betrayal and ones of support and disapproval. Society revolves around making relationships that encourage good health and success.
In addition, high school also allowed me the room to find my true self. I was able to find things I was good at, like sit-ups in gym class or factoring equations in algebra. I was able to fall in love with writing and form a huge dislike for history. This place introduced me to so many options and opportunities. I was exposed to so many subjects, sports, and clubs that made it easier to find the things that were key ingredients in making a recipe that would define me. I know who I am and all the things I aspire to be and achieve.
This four year journey through high school has equipped me with the necessary skills to endure the sometimes harsh realities of society. So freshmen, take from this experience all you can, and don’t forget to learn as much as possible along the way.
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