I think that being in a place that you love is important. So I love my school and I love the people in my school and I try to go to school every day excited. I know there are people who don’t and if you’re constantly upset about doing the stuff you have to do you’re going to be miserable and I wouldn’t consider that a very good life. I guess it’s just kind of knowing what’s good for you and being able to do that, in my eyes I think that’s really what leads to a good and successful life.
Read MoreAll throughout my life I have dealt with a lot. I switched schools a lot and I've seen and know when teachers are just working for a check or actually trying to make a difference in students’ lives. I've seen teachers put down students for the way they speak or learn or think and it's not right. I feel like we should open more alternative schools like ours - not as continuation schools, but as just a regular school option for kids to have a safe place to learn and grow into mature adults.
Read MoreI think we have school as a society so that everyone can have a education and not just be lazy staying home doing nothing playing video games.
Read MoreA good life would include a steady job, connections with my family and a place to stay.
Read MoreI think we are basically forced to go to school. If we don't go to school we can get in trouble - as well as my parents. And, we come to school for a better future.
Read MoreI think we have schools as a society to makes us learn something because without school we don't have a career and without a career we don't have a job and without a job we don't have money to pay bills.
Read MoreWhat you think is the most important thing you're learning in school?
“Probably the values that you take from everything.”
Read MoreIn order to have a functioning community the people within it will have to be able to work together so that they have a good life and job.
Read MoreA good life is money, a steady job and health.
Read MoreThree central things would basically be: 1) being able to be with someone that I care about and love; 2) having a stable financial situation; and, 3) doing something that I like to do.
Read More[I think we have schools] to correctly function in society and to learn to become a better citizen.
Read MoreI think the most important thing I'm learning [in school] right now is that what you want to do in your life could be hard, but if you really put your mind to it, if you just try and put a lot of effort into it, you can probably do it one day.
Read MoreSchool is to prepare us for our dream careers, I guess. Maybe not our dreams careers but just careers in general - whether it's math and you want to go and engineering. Or if you want to become a history teacher or historian. It doesn't help everybody but it helps most of us.
Read MoreA good life is: 1) to have a house with a good amount of bedrooms; 2) to finish high school and go to college and study construction or to study about cars; 3) to have a good job that can help me afford what I want.
Read MoreA good life would be calm and relaxed - not having to stress about anything, just have it be a good easy life. Then, a good family, and a good job, and an easy death.
Read MorePart of a good life is a sense of accomplishment when you are older. Having the feeling and knowing that you've really gone somewhere - you've really contributed to society. That you've left your lasting mark on the world and you've just really done something special.
Read MoreA good life would probably be to be settled and happy with where I am, and happy with what I'm doing.
Read MoreI think we have school for multiple reasons. I do think it's so our general public is educated - so make sure people learn stuff. But then I also think it's also because parents that need to work can't be caring for their children at all times, so it is a form of child care.
Read More"Going back to the idea of tailoring education: different people have different motivations. There’s no one-size-fits-all education method that maximize every person’s potential. Thats why its important for administrators to design school towards this goal and it's important for teachers to recognize such differences and tailor their curriculum."
Read More"For upcoming freshmen, or students in general, not to worry too much about your grades. Try your best to get the best grade you can and do all your homework, but at the end of the day if you get like a B, it’s not the end of the world. Don’t get stressed out too much because you only go to high school for 4 years. You don’t have a lot of time."
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