Argumentative Speech About High School

Lockers slamming, bells ringing, shoes squeaking, boys laughing, girls gossiping, teachers whispering are all included in a chapter everyone goes through in their life, High School. High School is a controversial experience: some people say it was the best time of their life, and others refuse to even remember those years. For example, John Mayer says, “High School is like a spork: it 's a crappy spoon and a crappy fork, so in the end it 's just plain useless.” Stephen King states, “High school isn 't a very important place. When you 're going you think it 's a big deal, but when it 's over nobody really thinks it was great unless they 're beered up.” High School may be useless to some, but it determines what college you will attend, what …show more content…
We all wish we didn 't have to put great effort into tasks, and these gifted children have the ability to put minimal effort into school. These geniuses achieve the grades everyone desires without the constant stress of studying. Learning is an instinct to them like it is instinct for a mouse to find a piece of cheese. Most likely, the shining stars participate in a sport or extra circular activity, because their personal time outside of school isn 't spent sweating over assignments and assessments. Just to be clear, the student I 'm referring to isn 't a person with a photographic memory; being that, 10% of people have an Eidetic memory and are among preadolescents. They are just high schoolers who can understand information and are excellent test takers. Usually, these students set curves on tests and quizzes; as a result, they receive jealousy from their peers who didn 't receive as high of a mark. It may seem like to their acquaintances tests circle the right answer and books read aloud to the naturally smart; that is not the case, they earn the grades they receive. Sometimes they are referred to as: bookworms, geeks, freaky geniuses or extremely lucky. I notice teachers generally appreciate and respect these kinds students for their intelligence. The natural ability to learn is a gift. Don 't we all wish to have the talent of these bright students, or are you a lucky one among this group of …show more content…
How I look at it; the term describes the students that go the extra mile for the best grade, or the students that have to push themselves to understand concepts that do not come easily. She sits at her desk in the first row of the classroom, places her color coded binder out in-front of her along with a supply bag filled to the brim with pencils, pens, and highlighters in an assortment of every color. Waiting for the bell to ring, reviewing her complete homework assignment, the girl notices the teacher walk in, and straightens in her seat. The girl, a teacher’s pet with too much pep-in-her-step for her lowly status on the high school ladder-a freshman, smiles brightly as her teacher notices her complete homework; considering, half of the students probably didn 't bother to attempt it. The teacher begins the class with a question; of course, she knows the answer and her hand shoots up like a rocket. The instructor chooses a different kid who “doesn’t know”, more like, doesn 't pay attention. Biting her tongue, as to not yell out the answer like she did in elementary school; she learned the hard way that, that was not the way to make friends the most friends. She settles for giving her hand slight wave. Finally, the teacher calls her name and she proudly delivers the correct answer. This girl, that was so eager to get the teachers approval and the best grade in the class elementary through freshman year, was me.