I finished HS a few years back and as shitty as US public schooling is, I miss the regular peer interactions that aren’t just about work or how we’re being screwed with a new tax or gas prices. And some schools are different but I barely did HW and I was fine. My favorite part was making friends and hitting the weights in the school gym after classes and doing cross country. Always do your best to stay healthy and you probably should do your HW unlike me
This school year might be harder for me. 9th-10th grade I’ve cheated on my assignments. Every homework assignment I’ve had, I cheated. I never studied anything. The most I studied was before big tests, and that big exam at the end of the school year.
I’m currently a loner, but I hope I can make some friends. We don’t have cross country but we do have track.
Running is great bc there’s usually a wide group of people. The top runners(usually a bit stuck up and brown-nosers), the average runners(that was me and my friends) and then the back of the pack is people who are slower and less motivated but usually really fun people. Everywhere is different tho obviously, so be yourself and have some fun, because in all seriousness, that’s basically what these programs are ACTUALLY for, fun and bonding.
I always thought the track team was very competitive. I’m quite afraid to join because I feel I’d be a burden or something. Maybe it would actually help me out. I do have asthma but I know I can improve that if I try. I might think about joining track for fun and seeing if I can make some friends.
I would just try it out, there are always people who are new to it and since it’s individual, you don’t have to worry about burdening others, it’s just your own personal goals
The only part of school I’ve enjoyed since starting 6th grade has been having conversations with my former PE teacher, who has enough knowledge about computers to have a good conversation with me. I am autistic, which makes it difficult to talk to anyone, and this PE teacher was the first person to initiate conversation with me when I first arrived at that school. He is the only one at my school that I felt comfortable talking to due to the fact that I knew him best. However, the effect school had on my mental health was simply not worth that. I cannot describe the extent to which school destroyed my mental health. It was horrible, and my grandma dying at the beginning of the year certainly didn’t help. I took California’s CHSPE and left early.
That’s good that you took it upon yourself to help move things along. You’re a lot braver than I am. It’s also great to hear that there are still teachers like that in the US. My uncle is a teacher and I respect the hell out of the occupation for what they have to put up with(telling teachers what they can and cannot teach or rushing lesson plans), I hope you’re feeling better, I know how HS can affect people mentally, and it’s very rarely for the better
Having a teacher to talk to and have a great relationship with is pretty amazing. I remember being close with my 3rd grade teacher. I would sometimes visit her after going to 4th. She changed grades in 5th grade. She was everyone’s favorite, and extremely young.
I’m sorry for your loss, comrade.😔 I hope you’re doing okay!
I finished HS a few years back and as shitty as US public schooling is, I miss the regular peer interactions that aren’t just about work or how we’re being screwed with a new tax or gas prices. And some schools are different but I barely did HW and I was fine. My favorite part was making friends and hitting the weights in the school gym after classes and doing cross country. Always do your best to stay healthy and you probably should do your HW unlike me
This school year might be harder for me. 9th-10th grade I’ve cheated on my assignments. Every homework assignment I’ve had, I cheated. I never studied anything. The most I studied was before big tests, and that big exam at the end of the school year.
I’m currently a loner, but I hope I can make some friends. We don’t have cross country but we do have track.
Running is great bc there’s usually a wide group of people. The top runners(usually a bit stuck up and brown-nosers), the average runners(that was me and my friends) and then the back of the pack is people who are slower and less motivated but usually really fun people. Everywhere is different tho obviously, so be yourself and have some fun, because in all seriousness, that’s basically what these programs are ACTUALLY for, fun and bonding.
I always thought the track team was very competitive. I’m quite afraid to join because I feel I’d be a burden or something. Maybe it would actually help me out. I do have asthma but I know I can improve that if I try. I might think about joining track for fun and seeing if I can make some friends.
I would just try it out, there are always people who are new to it and since it’s individual, you don’t have to worry about burdening others, it’s just your own personal goals
When you say homework assignment, are these assessed? Do they count towards your grade?
They’re probably like 10% or 15% not sure.
The only part of school I’ve enjoyed since starting 6th grade has been having conversations with my former PE teacher, who has enough knowledge about computers to have a good conversation with me. I am autistic, which makes it difficult to talk to anyone, and this PE teacher was the first person to initiate conversation with me when I first arrived at that school. He is the only one at my school that I felt comfortable talking to due to the fact that I knew him best. However, the effect school had on my mental health was simply not worth that. I cannot describe the extent to which school destroyed my mental health. It was horrible, and my grandma dying at the beginning of the year certainly didn’t help. I took California’s CHSPE and left early.
That’s good that you took it upon yourself to help move things along. You’re a lot braver than I am. It’s also great to hear that there are still teachers like that in the US. My uncle is a teacher and I respect the hell out of the occupation for what they have to put up with(telling teachers what they can and cannot teach or rushing lesson plans), I hope you’re feeling better, I know how HS can affect people mentally, and it’s very rarely for the better
Having a teacher to talk to and have a great relationship with is pretty amazing. I remember being close with my 3rd grade teacher. I would sometimes visit her after going to 4th. She changed grades in 5th grade. She was everyone’s favorite, and extremely young.
I’m sorry for your loss, comrade.😔 I hope you’re doing okay!