Changes in High School Experiences Essay

students had to choose their career before high school, this would happen extremely too often. It would change our society in a negative way, until someone decided to fix it. Freshmen in high school should not be required to choose their career that early because it would cause overwhelming stress, make life and experiences more limited, and make switching decisions difficult. To begin, selecting a career as early as the age of 13 could cause extreme stress and overwhelming situations. Having to make life changing decisions such as this, at a young age, could scar a student for life and result in mistakes. When I was in the eighth grade, I had to choose a learning path for my high school education. That…

I do think it is a good idea to provide a separate school experience for students in grades 6th to 8th. This is a crucial age group where many changes occur physically and emotionally. It is a growing period that is very different from elementary school and high school and therefore needs to be separate. Having middle school as a separate establishment allows for new experiences and help transition them into new responsibilities. There are many pros to middle school being separate from…

“Change brings opportunity.” Nido Qubein once stated. Change is not always easy to adapt to, but with change new doors open to a fresh beginning. One of the biggest change in my life is transitioning from high school into college. There are many adjustments that I had to make, many challenging and exciting experiences, and the want to change something about myself as I progress through the college experience. Numerous adjustments had to be made during my transition from high school to college.…

Throughout my high school career, an important experience for me has been being the president of the Young Environmentalist Society, Y.E.S. Club, at my school. My Junior year I heard about the club, but it was inactive around the school. Being a person passionate about the environment, it was important for me to get the club more involved and to make the school more environmentally aware. My interest in the environment led me to take the leadership role in the club of being president; I started…

The change from high school to college can be dramatic for most young adults. In high school students are excited to move on to a high level of thinking along with friends. High school is also where children go to prepare them for college. High school and college are similar in many aspects. They both create excitement, curiosity, a need environment with more freedom and a new experience in which our youth yearn to explore at least once in their lives. High school is immature fun, a time where…

Throughout much of the research I did regarding the diversity within Harrisonburg High School, I found that many of the numbers accurately depicted what I saw during my first Field Experience. Harrisonburg High School as well as Harrisonburg city in general, are very diverse areas and are home to a plethora of different people with various backgrounds. The graphs above are just a small portion of the great variety of people who attend Harrisonburg High School. The first graph illustrates the…

originally started with? What if one program could offer a solution to this major problem? Many high schools offer a vocational program to students, however, not many students take the opportunity. Some students may consider the program a challenge to their schedule, however, it would only better them for the future. Vocational programs that offer collaborative learning and work-based experience will give students skills needed for life after high school and will help decrease the number of…

I experienced two big realities at the start of my college experience, both can be described as disappointing and surprising. I had heard rumors of what to expect out of college from my friends, what was portrayed in entertainment media such as YouTube, Facebook, or just general TV shows. Two of my expectations from college did not turn out as anticipated. I had the impression college would be more social than what I was lead to believe, as well as the intense academic difference from high…

An experience that changed my life forever was coming to Northwest Christian for high school. Before I attended Northwest I spent all of elementary school and middle school at Rancho Solano. Although my time there was great, it was taught in a strictly academic worldview. Then during my eighth grade year, I made the decision to enroll in Boulder Creek High School. I began to get nervous because of the change in size, but then I started to embrace the idea of change. Over the last six months…

In the United States, most students after high school move on to college to get an education and have a career path. High school teachers teaching to the test, giving study guides relatively the same as the test, and not expanding on the material needed is not a great preparation for colleges. College professors wants students to be prepare with skills and knowledge, rather then waste time on things that should’ve been introduced in high school. The problem is not that teachers are not teaching…