Graduation Speech: Moving Into The Classroom

Many people have older relatives such as their parents, grandparents and great grandparents who will have at one point told them horror stories about high school. Whether it's about how awkward it was or about how good they were in school. One day we will all have these stories to tell to our offspring. These won't be all the stories that define our time in high school, but they will be the funniest. Even if we don't realize it now these moments are silly and great lessons. Most of the time when we have these awkward encounters it's when we are in a situation where we don't know anyone, when we are randomly called on in class or when we are told that we have to give a presentation. Most people will have to face these situations regularly, maybe …show more content…
Walking into a class with 30 new people in it is almost worse than falling down the stairs when everyone is trying to get up them. Some people may be perfectly fine when they have to go through this, but not everyone. One of the main obstacles would be having to try and figure out where everything belongs and fit in the abstract and confusing puzzle of a class. One of the most primitive parts of human nature tells us to fit and be similar to one another in order to not be cast aside by society. When there is no feeling of belonging someone can often feel like they are alone have no idea what to do. And this doesn't just apply to being in a classroom. It also applies to being at lunch. It's the same concept except it's a bigger area of more people. Looking anywhere in the cafeteria there are many people who don't know where they fit so they end up sitting alone. And we all know those times before an exxembly when we HAVE to find our friends so we can all ignore what the administrators are trying to tell