High School

High school is a very important shift to a student. In elementary, everything is simpler, less stressful. High school is more complicated. The students and teachers will all change. More homework will be given since this is the point when you need to be way more responsible because nobody will be around reminding you. High school and elementary are two contrasting schools.

In elementary, you only have one teacher, and you stick with that teacher for the whole year. That teacher will care more about you because your class is the only class that they teach. If they don’t mind you, then who else should they mind? They will more or less keep an eye on you. That’s not the case in high school. You have way more than one teacher. You have one for each subject, like science, math, social studies, you name it. Each of them teach more than one class everyday, so they don’t have time to keep an eye on you. They have like a hundred student out there, so you have to find a way to stand out somehow. Raising your hand and answering question, or do extremely well  on a quiz, and that will get the teacher’s attention.

You really have to be more responsible when entering high school. Unlike elementary, where the teacher inform you of everything that you need to do, assign homework and tell you the time to change subject, shift gear. In high school, there’s no one to remind you of all that stuff. After a period, you have to get to your locker, find your stuff and hurry to the next class. For a project, the teacher might tell you what you do, assign it to you, and not speak of it for a whole month. You totally forget about that project. A month later, the teacher tell the class that the project is due, but you didn’t do it because you forgot. So it’s really up to you to decide what to do for homework and keep track of thing. Be responsible!

In elementary, you get yourself a best friend and you’re good to go. You do everything with that person. Math, science, social studies projects, you do everything together. It’s not the same thing in high school. Let’s say you find yourself a friend during math period, but that friend won’t be around when you’re doing science because you guys have different classes to attend. You might still meet during lunch or after school, but not during class periods. You and your best friend can’t work with each other anymore, so you have to get yourself a lot of dependable friends in order to be last all the way from grade 8 to 12.

High school and elementary are two very different schools, but don’t be afraid of going to high school. Despite all of that problems, you might have a wonderful time and really enjoy yourself. The years at high school are guaranteed to be the best years of your life!