Don't Be Hatin

"I hate school."


                 -Everyone, at some point in their life


The general attitude towards school appears to be negative (among students, at least).  You hear people complain about school all the time.  They say it sucks, its terrible, and they don't like it at all.

Well people, if you really hate it so much, why don't you just drop out?

If school is really that bad, there must be a better place you can go.

"Well...Ummm...School Just Sucks...Idk..."


Yes, we already made that clear.  But where else can you go? I don't think you have much of a choice. Unless you want to work at a fast food place, you almost need to stay in school.

"Yeah I know, but it still sucks."


People, you pretty much have to stay in school if you want to have a good future.  Unless, of course, you are a secret genius who can invent something and become rich. So, we might as well make the best of it, right? Like I said a few months ago, you're perspective on things has a huge impact. If you adjust your perceptual set to think of school as a good thing, it will seem better.  And really, school isn't that bad.

Sure, you can't do whatever you want, but that's what the weekends are for.  The weekends wouldn't be so special if there was no school.

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Here are some benefits of school:

-You get smart. Or at least, less dumb.

-You meet new people.  We can assume that you meet a lot of people during class, at lunch, during passing time, after school, etc.  Think about it this way: every time you eat lunch at school it is just like you are going out to eat with some of your friends.  The food just isn't as great, and you don't have to spend so much.  If there was no school, you wouldn't know as many people.  Period.

-You get inspired.  Through school, you can learn about what you really like. You can pick your own classes, and decide what you want to do in the future.  If there was no school, the fast food business would pick what you like.

-It kills time.  If we had all the time to ourselves, eventually we would get pretty bored.  You can only mess around at Walmart for so long.  School gives us something to do for most of the day.

-It gets us sick.  At school, we are exposed to many, many germs.  When these germs enter our bodies, our immune system responds, creating an immunity.  Because of school, our bodies have tons of antibodies.  This gives us a better chance of surviving bio-warfare, or an epidemic, or a pandemic, or a cold, or an STD.

"Okay, Okay, so long term, school isn't so bad.  But what about on a day-to-day basis? Getting up early sucks!"

True, getting up early does suck.  You know what else sucks? A leech. A vacuum. A suction cup. Your mother.

But anyway, here are some other points.

-Getting up early for school gives us something to complain about.  And it helps us maximize daylight.  Instead of sleeping in till noon, we are up and can fully use the sun.

-I'm having trouble thinking of other points.

Anyway, you should relax and enjoy school a little bit. It's not that bad. Fo realz.


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