I believe that the school's code of conduct or your entire high school experience is going to be essential in our everyday lives when we become adults. There are things that I gave some overthought to on very subtle things such as teachers being lenient. It may be cool when a teacher extends a due date or dismisses an assignment or allows test retakes and test corrections, but I can't help but feel a little guilty because we're not experiencing the consequences that come with our irresponsibility. In the real world, consequences are real and it kind of worries me.
We've probably already experienced real-world things such as maintaining a job, being professional is what helps keep that job or else you'll get fired. High school promotes just that because if you act indecent, which can be a number of things, you get expelled, suspended, or get sent home for the day.
I'm probably just pessimistic. What's your opinion on the school's code of conduct or what does it mean to you?
Here's what I think about high school: It is the perfect place to mess up.
ReplyDeleteHigh school is a place where there are still consequences for your actions. You fail a math test, you get an F. You're caught drinking alcohol and smoking weed, you get probation. The thing is though, there is always on opportunity to bounce back, especially in high school. You can retake your math test and try to get a C. Your probation will probably go away when you turn 18. High school is here to teach you that, yes, there are real consequences to real actions, but you can always bounce back, even if there isn't a fallback system in place to do so, you can still do it.
As you progress into adulthood, that fallback system that I mentioned slowly goes away, and your actions slowly become more and more consequential, where one mistake can derail your life completely, but, from what you've hopefully learned in high school, there's always a chance to bounce back, to become a better person despite your failings.
I agree with Brian on his view about how high school is the perfect place to make mistakes. We are still very young and have a lot to learn so it's okay to mess up here and there. Teachers have been through these experiences and I think thats why some of them are more lenient, and allow for retakes and such, because they know that will help us learn most. These years are all about learning about yourself and how to make it in the real world, but it doesn't come so easily, there will always be bumps in the road.
ReplyDeleteThe code of conduct is dumb. The school just wants to restrict you from the things on that paper. Yes it keeps you on track to not fight but there are certain things you can not wear and things you can not say. Whoever signed the code of conduct is not saved because the school can pull that paper out and say you signed it. Just something to think about
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