6 Reasons Why I Loathe High School

[99percentangel]

I don't mean to be all "stupid teenager who doesn't appreciate the glories of education" or anything but I think we all know there are some specific reason why we all hate school, and it has nothing to do with disliking learning itself.

For example:

1. Waking up too early

I don't know about you but I need my rest, and I don't function too good without it. Waking up at 6am is way to early for me, It would do me so good if school was at 9am or 10am. I desperately need those extra hours. (I don't know about y'all but I have serious sleeping issues lol)

2. Teachers seeing stuff that's not supposed to happen, but let it happen anyways

I can't count the amount of times I've seen a student do something they weren't supposed to (like bully, harass someone, or talk about something that they aren't supposed to inside school, etc) and I know the teacher sees but decides to do nothing.

3. Being called on when you didn't have your hand raised

I don't get why teachers don't understand that when I don't have my hand raised means I either don't know the answer, or don't want to participate. And especially when there are plenty of other students who do have their hands raised, but no you decide to call on me when I clearly don't have my hand raised.

4. Teachers who suck at teaching

At the end of the day teachers always complain about how misbehaved and dumb their students are, but sometimes it's not even the students fault. How do you expect to to get a good grade when I haven't even learned anything from you. There's just some teachers who I wonder why they're even are teachers, they are hired to educate us and yet they don't even put in the effort. It makes me feel bad sometimes, even though I know it's not my fault. There's just some extremely negativity going on in some classes.

5. Crappy cafeteria meals

Due to the early hours of waking up to school I tend to forget to eat my breakfast and on top of that the food at school is always so disgusting and it usually costs money that it's not even worth (Plus I can't count the amount of times I have gotten sick or thrown up after eating school food) so I don't eat it so the rest of the day I'm hungry and I can't consantrate in class. How do schools expect us to get a good education when we aren't even fed properly there, it effects my learning when I haven't eaten.

6. Being absent and missing your work

Teachers act like it's not a big deal to be Sick, and make such a fuss about us students missing days at school when we're sick. And then when I am sick and still go to school the teachers tell me I should've stayed home like ?!?!?! What do you want from me? Also when I do stay home when I'm sick the teachers expect me to bring in homework that I wasn't even there to learn about BECUASE I WAS SICK.

Sorry for my rant, I just needed to get this off my chest. Thankfully I'm almost done with school, I know most of you are already done LUCKY. I still have a week more of this torture and then it's summer baby!

[meowcow]

A lot of things that happen at school happen for a reason. For example, waking up at 7-ish is generally normal for most jobs when you are an adult. Getting in the office around 8am-9am is standard, hence the term 9-5 referring to work hours. Setting this routine as a child and into your teens makes it easier to handle as an adult. Starting school at 10 is a little dumb, unless you want to stay in school until dinner time.

Being called on when you didn't raise your hand. Well... who suggested that raising your hand was required to participate? About 9 our of 10 people on this planet are followers, and the 10th person is a leader. This is why most students will not raise their hand when the class is asked a question. Watch how quickly people lose their job when they are asked to contribute by the boss, and nobody steps up. Unpredictable selection of students to participate forces you to prepare, since most will not be prepared if they KNOW the teacher will not randomly pick students to speak.

Crappy cafeteria food? Bring your own. The cafeteria staff isn't your mother. If the food is shitty, spend 20 minutes making lunch instead of playing video games.

As for absent and missing work. Well, that happens as an adult too. If I'm sick, I'm expected to finish my workload within the same budget, schedule and level of quality. If I go to work sick, everyone is grossed out and stays away from me, mumbling about why I'm in he office infecting everyone.

It doesn't get any easier in college or university. And I can guarantee you that the things you're bitching about right now, will pale in comparison if you find yourself living on your own and can't pay the rent, or have no money for food, or if you're about to go bankrupt and get everything you own taken from you, or a recession hits and you're in fear of losing your job. Difficulties in your youth prepare you for the crushing reality of adulthood. Those who were coddled as children are not suited to handle this, and you can see many 20-year old millenials whine and cry about how hard their life is when it's actually not very hard.

[99percentangel]

There's alotttt more stuff that happens at school that I didn't write on my mytake, mainly because I didn't want it to be too long. But yeah thanks for the advice.

[Prof_Don]

Excellent dose of #RealTalk by you, dude!

[Takada]

Most of my grievances in high school were from my fellow students and teachers. Everything else I can deal with, but the people were just awful.

I've never had as many teachers who hated their jobs as I did in high school. In elementary school and university, most teachers/professors loved their profession. But the teachers in high school have to deal with horny disobedient teenagers, which makes them hate their job, and in turn, makes their students dislike them.

And the students were just horrible. The girls were catty and backstabbing bitches. The guys were petty and persistent bullies. You just want to be alone and do your own thing? Nope, here's some bullies for you.

It was fucking depressing.

[The_Kitchen_Sink]

I know the title of the myTake is "6 Reasons Why I Loathe High School" but to some reason (even if I am a high schooler myself) they seem immature to me.
1. Waking up early
I'm guessing you're on your phone before going to bed. Phones produce blue light which disrupt circadian rhythm. Stop using your phone before bed and you will fall asleep easier. Make a schedule... Or just be like me and split your hours of sleeping to 4 hours during the night and another 2 during the day.

2. There isn't a lot of those in my country, nor in Europe in general. A lot of schools in the EU are "0 tolerance" which means they dont tolerate abuse or violence of any kind. You punch someone and you go bye-bye

3. That is because the professor WANTS your attention. They have the mentality that you NEED that information in your life (most of it you do anyways) so they try to get you to pay attention. Nothing wrong with that.

4. That is normal. What you can do about it is approach the schools administration with respect and tolerance, or the professor before you go upper on the hierarchy and explain your issues again, with respect and tolerance. It works.

5. "I tend to forget to eat my breakfast"? Really? Because I wake up at 6 AM too and I never forget my breakfast. You need 5 minutes to make a breakfast.
Also, can't you just leave school during lunch hours and go somewhere to eat? Or you know, make your own food at home and eat that in school?

6. That's actually really really tame. If you get sick once you have a job, your only excuse is if you have the plague or if you're hospitalized. Not to mention that you need to follow the curriculum to pass the year since its there for a reason.

^ See, do that.

OR

OOOOOOOOOOR

Be like me and manipulate your professors. Suck up to them, praise their work, defend them here and there, blah blah blah and always say hi on the hallway, if they are standing alone somewhere make a little bit of chit chat and then go on with your business... That's what I do. Everyone loves me, thinks that I'm bright, I have good grades without doing shit (I literally haven't opened a book this year and its over already) and I wasn't even on half of the classes...
If you dont like the rules, bend them to suit your needs.
Oooor, be a good little girl and do as you're told.

P. S. The intention of this post wasn't abuse, flame, trolling or mistreating anyone in any kind. I was just stating my opinion and I appologize if I offended anyone.

[99percentangel]

Waking up too early is a issue becuase im supposed get a lot asleep as a growing teen and I don't get that due to waking up too early and being stuck up late trying to finish my homework.

[99percentangel]

And I've delt with a lot of sexual harassment and harassing jokes by immature guys at my school, and most of the time my teacher sees and does nothing and if he does do something all he says is like "stop" but doesn't report it or punish the guys

[99percentangel]

And I give my attention to my teachers but they still act like everyone in the class misbehaves ands not leading

[99percentangel]

And no I'm not allowed to leave my school to get lunch somewhere else, and yes I tend to forget to eat my breakfast becuase I tend to wake up too late and it takes me a long time to get ready as it is that's another reason why schools should start later I need more time getting ready.

[99percentangel]

And DO NOT tell me too be a "good girl and do as I'm told" I do, and I get nothing in return so excuse me for hating the sucky school system, and I think I'm made my point. I don't need your opinion.

[The_Kitchen_Sink]

*sigh*
Let's go then...
You, as a teenager, have one responsibility in your life. Finish school with as good of a grade as possible. Your responsibility isn't to text your friends, be on the internet or be popular. It's to finish highschool.
If you're saying that your school doesn't give you enough time to finish your homework each day or whenever you get it, I don't believe you, obviously.
You need 8-9 hours a day of sleep. If you wake up at 6 AM, you go to sleep at 10 PM. That means you're in bed by 9:30. Nothing wrong with that.

If the teacher doesn't do anything, you find at least 2 witnesses, go to the administration and tell them the issue. If they don't deal with it, threaten with lawyers and news and believe me, you will be treated like a godess.

[The_Kitchen_Sink]

About the teachers:
In that case up your communication with them. If you feel like they aren't treating you like they should, talk to them in private stating that they sure have noticed that you pay attention and that you dont like being treated like other students who dont pay attention...

They will listen.

[99percentangel]

i don't try to be popular and I'm not. And I'm hardly ever on my phone

[99percentangel]

And I've already talked to my teachers about it and they get mad saying I'm a attention seeker and that I behave like everyone else

[The_Kitchen_Sink]

Alright this stopped being a discussion for others and now is just a discussion between you and me. Send me a private message or something. And no, just as I said in my first post, my intention isn't to belittle you or insult you, I'm just really, really direct.

If you don't want to talk, stop answering to my oppinion with series of small answers instead of one, organised answer.

[99percentangel]

And no I really don't have time to sleep or eat, and finish my homework. I have two baby brothers who my mom expects me to watch every day after I'm done with school.

[99percentangel]

My mom works two jobs just to try to take care of me and my brothers, and I always have to watch them, babysit, feed them, get them dressed, etc.

[The_Kitchen_Sink]

I have a feeling you will continue ranting even if i stop replying...

[99percentangel]

And this is not a post you're commenting on my post so obviously you are saying this to me.

[99percentangel]

You're commenting on my mytake so obviously I'm going to reply because I wrote this.

[99percentangel]

And I'm done, just wanted to make my point.

[mntwins66]

I feel like even if school started later, we'd all just sleep in more and still be late, right?

[Anonymous]

1. High school students have to wake up early, because the school buses are scheduled to pick up high school students first, then middle school students, and then elementary school students. The same school buses drop off high school students first, then move onto middle school students, and then elementary school students.
3. That is supposed to make sure that students are paying attention.
5. This depends on the high school. I once saw a documentary about the childhood obesity epidemic, narrated by Katie Couric. In the film, a high school was forced to make contracts with fast food companies to provide cheap food, when a bill was passed to lower funds to public education. I went to high school during 2004-2008, so the bill was still in effect. However, I grew up in a privileged area, where many property owners belonged to the professional, managerial, and upper class. So, that could explain why my high school could provide more varied lunches, with cafeteria-made food, instead of fast food all the time.
6. During high school, I was never absent. I had perfect attendance in all 4 years of high school. That usually meant something at the end of the year, because sometimes teachers would reward bonus points to perfect attenders. :)

[howzit2015]

I had a very palatable experience in high school until my last year when my ex made my last year there hell... People also got really weird the last year, and I hated teachers. They thought they were smarter than me, and when I made opinions that contradicted their own I was punished for it.

[99percentangel]

Sorry to hear that your ex made your last year at high school hell. And same I hate some of my teachers, they act like they are smarter then everyone and that they're never wrong. Which is not true lol.

[Anonymous]

I agree. I hated school not just for the reasons but for other reasons as well. I have had insomnia since I was 9 years old and it took forever to fall asleep only to wake up four hours later. 😞 Sadly you still have to wake up early for work but depending on the job you may start work at 9 or 10. The being sick and missing school is exactly like it as at work. Dont show up and people think you are faking it and if you are sick and come anyways they complain you came and are going to get everyone else sick. You can't win in this world.

[helloitsmethere]

According to recent studies, teens are supposed to be getting at least 10 hours of sleep at night and NO, telling us to 'go to bed earlier' does not help because we get homework, extra curricular activities and other stuff doing... also according to another recent study, we have the same mental level of a 1950s mental asylum patient... no wonder older generations think we're crazy..

[99percentangel]

Exactly

[Unit1]

No shit.
We are screwed.
Now it's our job to get out of that unpleasant state.

[Offthelist]

I love learning but i hate a lot of social factors of school and how much time gets wasted by teachers and professors being unproductive. Instituationalized education has a lot to offer but sometimes i find professors go off on tangents that aren't applicable to the criteria of the course.

[Anonymous]

I seem number 3 happen a lot in HS math class. I remember a time the teacher was calling random people to go solve problems on the board, and of course nobody volunteers, the room was quiet as can be, she was looking around the room and all of a sudden this girl who was trying to his duck in behind someone else not to be seen she was also an introvert, didn't like the attention looked like she was doing well not being seen and all of a sudden sneezed and immediately the teacher said ashley! You and who else.. the look on her face was priceless, it was kind of a turn on to be honest desperately trying not to be seen and it happened anyway, couldn't have timed it better

[Fathoms77]

It has ALWAYS been stupid that teens have to get up that early for high school. Not only do very few real jobs outside of freakin' construction make you get up at 6 a. m. but the human body needs more sleep at any time in its life between the ages of 14 and 20.

The education system, as usual, has it completely wrong. The little kids, who are up and bouncing off the walls in the early morning, anyway, should go to school earlier, while high school students should be the ones not starting until 9 and going until 3.

As for the food... well, it's getting better, or so I hear. When I was there, it was barely edible toxic sludge. Now it's just sludge. :P

[helloitsmethere]

That's why a lot of us are crazy sir... I actually almost developed anxiety disorders because of school and I get panic attacks once in a while... isn't high school awesome? hehe..

[Fearless_banana]

My HS would actually start at 7:15 AM. I would have to get up ridiculously early.

[Ginnyweasley97]

#3 was probably the worst. I think my teachers knew that I was shy but called on me anyways it made me so anxious. I know that I have to participate one way or another but that's not the way to do it. Plus all the preppy girls, popularity contests, etc were equally bad.

[BaileyisDarcy]

... Just saying but I think you might be using the wrong word.
You dislike school, but Im pretty sure you dont hate, or loathe it.

Because most of the above reasons? Enough to dislike something. But not to loathe it.

[99percentangel]

Yeah no I originally had the caption as 'Six reasons why I dislike school." but i think they edited to loathe... but yeah sometimes I hate school so much, then on other times I love it, there's no in between lol.

[99percentangel]

and another reason why I hate school because of bullies, and b+tchy girls. I mean I don't actually hate hate school. its a expression.

[BaileyisDarcy]

Oh, okay thats fine then. Why would they change it though? Loathe is such a strong word, it just seems silly to change it when it only makes you seem less mature.

I know what you mean though. I dont hate school but I am far from ready for it to just be done already.

[99percentangel]

I have no idea why they would edit it to loathe, maybe because I said I hated it on mytake, but omg I'm cringeing while rereading my mytake so many grammer errors.. I wish GaG had a edit button.

[BaileyisDarcy]

If you become an editor you can edit your mytake within two days of posting it.

But yeah, I do wish they would message you BEFORE editing something in your takes, especially when it could change the whole feel of it.

[beautifulangel76]

The early mornings and horrible food are things that really need to be fixed. It has been scientifically proven that our minds would work so much better if we were to start school at a later time. And for the food it's clearly not good for us and it would be so much better if they made real fresh food.

[Gabriella171]

I HATE school then I love it. I love seeing all my friends and class is pretty fun. I'm going to miss high school when I graduate.

And the lunch is fucking awful. Rude lunch ladies. I swear to god they gave us a tiny burnt meat ball no rice or a side just a fucking meat ball, milk, and a Apple. I HATE lunch , the feed us like we're in kindergarten

[Vesuvius87]

My HS years I would call them ''whatever years''. I definitely hated the getting up so early in the morning. How are you going to get 8-9 hrs of sleep esp when there are lots of homeworks to be done. If it's math and graphing equations that takes time too.

[Nice_Guy_Last]

God I miss high school. Shit was so much easier back then. And fun. Waking up early sucks, but, hey, that's all of life until you are retired unless you work a weird shift. And weird shifts are generally crappy jobs.
Also, missing work because of sickness is the same way. It's not like the workplace is going to slow down for your sickness.
And then there is bad bosses. Ugh, bad bosses. You think bad teachers suck, bad bosses can quite literally ruin your life.
I guess my point is that I miss the lack of resposibility in high school. It's nothing compared to real life.
Also, when you graduate and get a full time job, the worst realization is that you will never have a summer break again.

[ClassicRocker]

Yeah. Keep telling yourself that whatever problems you're dealing with in HS actually matter and you'll be half insane by the time you graduate.

For the life of me I cannot remember a single serious problem I had to deal with in HS other than a shoulder injury, and that was only 7 years ago for me.

[99percentangel]

These aren't serious problems but it is for me I'm still a teenager. For a teenagers shit like this is the end of the world lol. (Not literally but you know)

[akadatank44]

Yeah high school did suck. The only sad part is getting up early never stops. The other shit too. If it's not teachers that suck at teaching it's a coworker who doesn't do their job. Or a boss that sucks. Sorry to be a Debbie downer but some things never change

[Decentguy]

i really hated school too. nice take.

by the way enjoy this :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JllQi0cNRuM

[99percentangel]

Omg lmao thanks that made me laugh

[Decentguy]

haha no prob :D

[AnayaWilliams]

Luckily I graduated from high school about a week ago and I do not miss it. Honestly I didn't care for high school they much, everyone was so immature, rude, disrespectful, etc. I got harassed a lot in high school as well and hit on by freshman, etc so nope I don't miss it and I won't miss it. People have told me that after I graduate I will miss high school I don't see myself missing high school anytime soon. I am ready to see what college will bring.

[Izzex3]

Lol, I loved high school.
I used to wake up at 4:30/5am on school days so in the morning I'd always be wide awake and full of energy.
Cafeteria food did suck ass.
I never got lunch. I would just pick off of my best friends lunch every now and then.

[99percentangel]

shittt i dont know how you did it, but all power to you lol.

[issuenx]

Mean/shouty teachers and the boys acting like they're hard, at least those with mainstream tastes.

Plus, it's just cheaper to pack your own lunch, but you better have enough money for a variety of food at home unless you're my sister who'll eat ham sandwiches every day at lunch in school.