Stereotypes In High School

I read a little while back, that the issue with stereotypes is not that they’re inaccurate but incomplete. We all use stereotypes all the time without noticing that we do. Human nature is always so quick to judge, so quick to categorize other beings, narrowing down the diversity that exists within our society. Many stereotypical categories exist. In high school, there are the “Nerds, geeks, airheads, athletes, clows, freaks, and the ghettos.” No matter how hard one tries to avoid falling into a category, our student body, as well as the teachers, make certain that we do. Me, what can I say, i’m a Nerd. I love school! I hate when I don't get an A and why I get a 90 on a test, I complain. I study every moment of my life and alway have a packed …show more content…
Only those who know me, know who I am. To me, I'm just me, myself and I. Sure, I accept that I have qualities of a nerd. I strive to get good grades, I study when I have a chance to, I will correct people if they are wrong, but I’m not the person you want to copy off of. Beyond that though, I consider myself having qualities of an athlete, a freak, a clown and even an airhead. I love to exercise, and sometimes i’m as dumb as a rock. I am a jokester and many times a weirdo too. Even so, these things don’t describe my emotions, my way of life, my dreams, my …show more content…
We can predict, we observe, we can classify the natural occurrences, but we will never be certain of what will happen next. We can never depict exactly what it is like, what goes on because its is something greater than that, something beyond our beings. We can get close to a rose and be deceived its beauty when hurt by its prickles, or we can see it as its is. A beautiful creation with many characteristics to it. The movie, Breakfast Club is a great example of what happens when people with different stereotypes are forced to come together. At first, the athlete, the princess, the basket case, the criminal and the me of the movie, the Nerd think what society expects them to think about one another. It is not until the end of the movie that they realize that each person is more than just a description ,the are people, with distinct characteristics, people who share much in common with them. They walkout having met, becoming friend with more than just an athlete, a princes, a Nerd, and a basket case. Becoming friend with bright individuals that are so different to what society has labeled them. As a result, discovering the great fault with stereotypes in our