The Oppression Of High School

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Institution is a society or organization founded for a religious, educational, social, or similar purpose. For my institution I have chosen school, more specifically high school. High school was where I stepped foot in the adult world, where I had to network with new people as well as prepare myself to get into a good college. High-school was where most shape who they are and who they become afterwards. Although high-school prepares you for college and the “real world”, there was a lot of oppression to certain students and family class. Students can not show their full potential when teachers simply pour information and not teach it. Transferring from a military middle school to a public/normal high-school was a drastic change in my life.

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