Friday, December 19, 2008

A Few Pure Thoughts

I find it ridiculous that my school's computers have blocked amazing sites - Blogger being one of them. In my Contemporary Issues and the Law class two years ago, we went to Blogspot to read a soldier's blog while he was fighting in the war.

My school's administration has seriously gone out of hand. Just because our school has failed the PSSA's for three consecutive years, they are now acting so frenetic when it comes to correcting our student body through a stricter-er dress code, enacting new library rules, and punishing students who are roughly a second or two late to homeroom.

How is this solving anything? This isn't going to increase our test scores. The administration is focusing more on new rules instead of focusing on our education. It's a bit sad, actually. Even the teachers had enough of it. One of the teachers (who is a Stroudsburg alumnus) has even said that we are losing the many high school freedoms he had when he was here only a few years ago. Our school is changing drastically. To the point where it is a bit prison-like.

Thank God I'm graduating. My heart goes out to the underclassmen who have to deal with all this stupid shit our administration has bestowed on us.

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I’ve realized that I’m seeing the potential in others. It’s not a very bad thing; it’s just that I firmly believe I have too much - faith in others. And the worst part of it is that I’m forgetting about myself. I focus on other people’s potentials while encouraging them to strive more, do greater things. And I finally realized, that I should focus on myself first. I mean, I’m not suggesting that I have a dose of narcism, but I’ve seen so many of my friends succeed in places/things where I’ve told them to try, and here I am, on the sidelines watching.

I think I’m just going to keep to myself and see what happens. Because quite frankly, this is biting me in the ass.

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I've also realized that I'm too nice. If there's something that is bothering me or pissing me off, I'm just going to say it as bluntly as I can. I'm sick of listen to people's stupid comments about whatever. Grow up you tools.

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Boy I can't wait until Christmas Break is here. 12 days of sheer pondering (and maybe some cookies in between.)