Dave takes his new found freedom very seriously and views it as a chance to experience the things he never got to. The first time he has a beer at a party, the police catch him. His parents immediately start restricting him more than they did before. When he reveals this to Mclean, she's shocked that he's never really had a chance to be a kid and be a little reckless. He then tells her that he had enough credits to graduate high school after his freshman year because of all the supplement classes his parents encouraged him to take.
This made me think about parents who push their kids and the 'overachievers' that graduate early. Is it really better to have such a head start? To push your kids beyond their childhood and into their young adult years? In my opinion, it affects their emotional maturity. If they were never kids who were irresponsible and made mistakes, then how are they supposed to be responsible adults?
At Fremd, all I ever hear about is APUSH. I don't take it, but I've been asked at least twice a day if I do, and I've grown strong feelings against the class. First of all, the name APUSH is annoying when said twenty times a day, and should be called Advanced Placement U.S. History. Next, if you're taking it and you hate yourself for taking it, don't complain! It's your choice to take the class and I'm sick of people complaining about it. That's how I feel about AP which I'd get attacked if I mentioned at Fremd but have had bothering me lately, and sorry for turning this into an outlet for me to vent my frustration.
ReplyDeleteI think some people learn from others mistakes and rarely need to learn from their own. My parents always talk about what they expect of me and the only thing keeping me responsible is the fear of disappointment. If they suddenly told me I didn't have to worry about getting A's then my whole view of school would change. Would I worry about studying and planning on getting every question correct? No. School would suddenly be so easy, like how elementary school used to be. Also, it's probably inevitable that you will get a B in high school and if your pressured to keep all A's, then you'll lose sight of the real meaning of school and learning won't be to learn, but to demonstrate that you can learn.
-Andrew Lundholm
At CCHS, there are so many AP classes, but it's always the same group of people in all of them. They're always overwhelmed and staying up late to finish the copious amounts of work they're given. I've taken my share of honors classes and I'm in one AP class now. It's enough for me, honestly.
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