“Essay of Definition”-Social Pressures of School
Parents never really give their teens enough credit these days. A teens mistake is a parents reason to bring the whole world down on us. Support and comfort may be the only thing we teens want, but it’s the only thing most of us don’t get. Being a teen is one of the hardest periods of any single persons lifetime. Among all things, school; (specifically the hallways) is generally what stems all teen anxiety and stress.
The hallways of Olympic High School is one full of intense motions and movements. As soon as you enter the massive snake-like hallway, your world suddenly becomes a enormous jungle. Its either hunt or be
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You cant have a high school without nerds. Nerds however get the least attention, that is unless they are bound together. The sad truth is that nerds are usually the most outspoken. Walking up to them is like a taboo and could mean that your respect is lost from the “Popular” kids.
Probably the most pressure driven and intimidating of any High School Is the popular kids. Just being in the same general area of them can be excruciating. The sudden awareness you get as you walk up to them is very mind boggling. Every word you use is chose carefully and wisely. I cant imagine another time (besides job interviews) in you teenage life in which you watch every single word you say.
Throughout your 3 years of high school you witness a lot of emotions in these hallways. Tears of Happiness and pain from puppy love relationships are the most commonly seen. You can never go around one corner of the school without witnessing couples grasping on to one another as if these were the last few days before the world would come to an end. Occasionally fights are happening in the lunchroom and you never seem to keep your eyes off of them. These are just a few things that constantly go on everyday in our high school hallways.
Dealing with all the strains of the typical school day can be very stressful on us teens. Going home is suppose to be a comfort for all
I think I speak for many people when I say high school is a critical point in one’s life. Coming into high school, things seemed to be tightly-knitted between my peers and I; those of us who had just
As a student, I am often troubled by the rigid routines of the school day, despite the fact that I am actually a very habitual person. The constant ringing of bells, lectures, bellwork, classwork, homework, each a daily practice throughout the school year. Although all of these components promote conformity, which will ultimately support the balance of school and societal norms, they also tend to threaten each student’s own unique characteristics. This then poses the question; to what degree should schools encourage conformity versus individuality? Certainly, a level of conformity is required to achieve a balanced society however, the overall structure of the school day and class, including the methods used to teach and mandatory classes,
High School is a time when many teenagers get into trouble and have many conflicts and struggles. Without all of the struggles, high school is supposed to be four terrific years. There are many struggles for teens like peer pressure, managing your time, fitting in, and many more. Most high schoolers will get pressured by their peers at some point and can cause some serious problems. About fifty-five percent of students play a high school sport on top of having a job, keeping your grades up, and just overall having fun, which can be very hard to do. During High school, students are going to want to not be themselves and want to fit in without being judged by their peers. High school should be a time for you to have some great years in your
In high school, being a nerd is a fine line between being acknowledged or becoming a loner. As you enter the school you will see a few students sitting on benches. Each of these benches will have one student, each
Times have changed and people don't bully nerds as bad as they used to. For example, I am in cheer and band those are two activities that usually people do not combine. But, people don't ostracize me or treat me differently. People have matured over the years and have started to accept people's differences. Today, some kids are starting to ridicule the students who don't care about school and all they want to do is party. When students are asked to do group projects most of the time the slackers of the class are the ones who end up without a partner, because people don't want to be with them. Acceptance of nerds and geeks have improved drastically in the past few
High school High school is a very crucial part of everybody’s life filled with many learning moments and also times that most would like to never redo. This being said we all go through this time and we can all relate to the stereotypes that come along with high school. Some were on the top and others were on the bottom, but everyone had their specific place.
Coming to terms with this reality was difficult because for the first time in awhile, I was alone in a crowd full of fastidious teenagers. However, I eventually found myself being rooted in the many exuberant qualities of being in such a judge mental high school.
High school hallways are the worst, most annoying places on the planet. First, many people in the hallways walk slower than a heard of snails traveling through peanut butter. Seriously, have you ever experienced anything more irritating than trying to get to class on time and the group ahead of you insists on poking around the halls as though they have nothing better to do? Another awful act that sluggards in the hallway commit is dragging along when the person behind them obviously has to use the bathroom as soon as possible! Second, people in the hallways struggle with walking on the right side of the passage. They exhibit this ignorant behavior when they walk against hallway traffic and don’t realize it because they are too preoccupied
At first glance high school seems to be a fun and relaxed time. A time that you get to hang out with friends and participate in extracurricular activities. Some of your most treasured memories will be made in high school. However, high school is a cruel and unforgiving place. In high school individuals get judged by their appearance, the way they act, and who they hang out with.
There are many dangers which students in High School face these days. Bullying has always been a large issue throughout all schools, however, we can narrow this down more to over-sharing online leading to bullying. Meaning, a student might post what they thought was a "cute selfie" on the internet, little do they know they have a giant pimple on their face. The people who see this photo (her friends and peers) will end up bullying her in real life at school for what she did on the internet, this kind of thing is what led to the tragic Amanda Todd incident. Also, extreme expectations can also be a large issue (especially for people in academic programs such as AP and IB), meaning students who think that they must get a certain grade (90, 95,
Surviving high school is no easy task. From the very first day of class, students are forced to find comradery in various social circles. These cliques can range from sports jocks, to math and band geeks, to school club members, and to the social outcasts who could care less about school. While there are more various types of groups, the most common are the jocks and the nerds. As far as everybody in the school in concerned, the popular athletes and the “wimpy” nerds are from two very different planets. However, while there are a lot of differences between the two as far as physical appearance goes, I had the honor of being part of both worlds, and I know for a fact that they have more in common than either would care to admit.
High school is supposed to be the place where you have fun and a time in your life you’re supposed to enjoy. Movies often trick you into believing that high school is an amazing time in your life and there is nothing but parties and fun. In Bring it on, they portrayed the fun and exciting part of high school cheer-leading, however they intentionally leave out the tough times high school students’ face in school and in their practices. In other popular movies, such as High School Musical the students have no pressures other than the next basketball game. In reality, this doesn 't happen. The constant pressure is affected by the grade level you are in. In high school, students can be classified based on the pressures that are faced in each grade level into the categories of freshman, sophomores/juniors, and seniors. I am here to help you make your high school experience less stressful.
The purpose of this literature review paper is to navigate and explore different effects in society towards peer pressure, conformity and rebellion. This study attempts to answer the following research questions: How does peer pressure, conformity, and rebellion affects adolescents in society? The main goal of this review is to have knowledge of the effects of this three concepts such as: peer pressure, conformity and rebellion.
Discipline plays an important role towards the formation of students’ character. It is one of the important components in a system where closely related to the discipline, nature, morality and decency. The word discipline is one thing that is synonymous in daily life. The word discipline is so broad meaning either meaning negative or positive sense. However, the negative meaning that often become the focus and is becoming an issue that is popular if it involves individual or group meetings with the community.
Peer pressure in society today has a negative effect on teens and schools should implement programs to help teens battle with peer pressure. Nowadays Peer pressure is a major problem in the lives of teens. These problems not only occur in school, but also outside of schools. If schools decide to implement programs teaching teenagers how to successfully battle peer pressure, a lot of decision-making for teens would be different. Not only in educational programs but in their everyday lives as well.