Everyone Vs Grades

Sometimes, I feel like the vast majority of people in school are focused on the completely wrong things. Kids in elementary school or lower say they want to make friends and learn a lot, or just some idea along those lines. In middle school, suddenly people are comparing looks and grades and everybody starts a fuss. By high school, that gets worse tenfold. And once college hits, while those two things are still relevant, money enters the picture and everybody’s crashing and burning. Maybe that’s a little too pessimistic of a view, but by my experience alone, I can’t help but feel that it’s mainly true. I resent the fact that I no longer prioritize what I did when I was younger. In my eyes, it’s a problem. It’s not that people forget that they’re …show more content…
I miss the elementary school days, when we didn’t have to worry about anything beyond learning. And god, there is nothing wrong with worrying about grades or money. There just has to be a balance, and I feel like so few people have come to have that. I do not have it at all as I am now. And so we get to the next step, which is college. College, where you worry about money instead with a nice GPA-centric undertone. Now, I know that’s a bit hypocritical. If grades are still a focus in college, then what’s the point of complaining? I’m going to fall into the same track I dug for …show more content…
Or to better phrase it, I just want to finally achieve balance with who I am as a person. Maybe I do just want to make friends and learn cool math problems. I don’t believe there’s anything wrong with that. I just want to step back from all this stress and do what I want. Maybe I’m hitting my rebellious phase late or something since I missed out on it in middle school. That’d be a joy. And I really do wish this didn’t come off so doom-and-gloom, woe-is-me, I’m-throwing-a-pity-party-and-you’re-all-invited, don’t-bring-food-bring-money...but I guess I’m just trying to be honest here. I have not been having a good time, and regardless of what happens in this next year, I’m sure it’ll get better. It has been getting better in small ways this past year. I’m just looking forward to not making the same mistakes again. I have faith in myself at least that far. I will do more for all parts of myself. There’s the answer to the question, by the way. What more could I do. I was on topic.