I would say that I value the nonacademic education that school has provided me. There is so much more to life than just books and learning, and it’s during high school that I’ve gotten a window into this larger world.
I’ve heard many times that high school is the time to start figuring out who you are. What kind of people you like, who you want to date, the emphasis of school versus sports versus the hundreds of other opportunities. It all adds up and can make a mess out of your schedule.
But it’s during high school that I’ve started to sort it all out. Comparing my schedule and friends of freshman year to that of my senior year it is amazing. Freshman year I had so many things on my plate that every night I’d basically collapse from sheer exhaustion. Now, I fence and I go to the Lord’s pantry. My friends have changed as well, I no longer hang out with people from middle school really. We’ve just grown in different directions. Now my friends are all from high school and form a base that I know won’t evaporate like my friends from middle school because I’m much more sure of myself that I ever was in middle school. Even though I will still change during college, who I am is more certain than ever before.
The education that I’ve received in high school might not all be academic, but that part might be even more important than the actual schooling. I’m more confident and sure of myself. I know better now who I am.
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Tony I think it is really cool how you have evaluated your high school experience and the changes you have made since Freshmen year. I too know exactly what you are talking about. More and more these days, I am realizing that I am not the same person or hang out with the same people that I did my Freshmen year. This “nonacademic” education that the school presents is very useful and I believe that it will help you more in life than the actual education. However, my schedule is actually just as full or fuller than my freshmen year. I think that now my life is more complicated than when I started high school. Life does change. Sometimes it is for the better or sometimes it is for the worse. I believe my life is good and I am getting a good education. Different forms of education are great and they will help you in life.
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