Changing School On Our Own

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Julia Eilert, Co-Editor

  School is the epitome of torture, right? Seven hours of being hammered with facts you’re supposed to remember for a test. That’s not even mentioning the homework you’re expected to complete with a 45-minute run through on the process. Let’s leave that out of the equation for now, though. The concept of school is great; a building designated for learning with your peers. Which is awesome, education can give us the power to go places and make a change. However, it’s easy to lose sight of what school is for. Grades are easy to get wrapped up in, and learning becomes a chore with with our predictable schedule. The same routines every day, and the necessity of college is drilled into our heads.

  Everywhere you look, on most schools’ walls, the dominant feature is posters about sports or sports events. There’s the occasional club meeting notice and usually a display dedicated to an art class, but that’s about it. Why are we allowing this to happen? School is about the students and their education, so why aren’t we changing anything? We’ve never been told that we can, and it’s an intimidating task to think about. While, in reality, it’s not near as hard as it seems. It’s extremely rewarding once you get started.

 

It’d be nice to make a change around the school, it can seem so bleak at times.  Some more color would be nice, or even just some positive messages.

— Jordan Moll, junior

 

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  We’ve all, hopefully, had at least one great teacher that motivated us to take initiative in some aspect of our lives. Whether it is academic or not, teachers should be educating us constantly, and one of those lessons should be to change the things we don’t like. We have power in this school, and we can use it to improve our time here. If the clubs aren’t making a noticeable difference, then we can suggest different things, or even start new clubs.

 The potential for change is out there; we need to reach out together and make it a reality. We all complain, so why not make a difference for once?