Senioritis-there is no cure!

I slowly make my way to my first period English class while eager underclassmen run past in fear of hearing the late bell before they are safely seated in class. Why do I rebel against the music that plays on the loud speaker and take my time? Because I am a senior. In approximately one month I will wear a white gown and shake Principal Matthew Welker’s hand as I retrieve my diploma. I know I will pass all of my classes and I have already been admitted to college. At this point in the year I lack the motivation to bring my C average up to a B. So why am I forced to be an active member of a discussion on Hamlet? Why must I drag myself up to the dry-erase board and calculate an integral? I am a senior and I have a terrible case of senioritis. My teachers should accept that and allow me to sit silently in my seat as an innocent bystander, not an active contributor. I am not the first senior to become lazy and burnt-out by the school system and monotony of the school week. My teachers should be used to this behavior and instead of getting frustrated and angry with me, they should just accept it. I am a senior! Get over it!

American system of education is flawed

While schools in Asian cultures such as Japan focus on the group rather than the individual, the sound of a normal American is all about Me!Me!Me!

Schools here in the states are based on grades, a 4 point scale from an A to F letter grade. I believe school should be based more on education through experience.

We waste millions of dollars on textbooks, materials, and the works but what is that really doing? Florida still has a high school drop out rate of 50 percent. We should travel to Macchu Picu to actually see history first hand or apply math in the real world.

For a student to want to learn about the derivative of a number takes patience, but through engineering it would actually make sense.

Appealing to students strengths is another thing, if you are majoring in fitness there is no reason to be taking a high level math class that you struggle in.

America has fell in education as Harvard is even offering a free Ph.D to fix the crisis.

“The greatest gift you can have is education,” English teacher Michael Kelly said.