My Opinion Of High School

I don't know why everyone is so scared of High School. We kids aren't. But, some of the adults I talked to said it would be terrible. Other people said that Reidsville was a horrible school. I don't think either is true. Reidsville is a good school. Everyone is nice, and I only have one enemy. And High School is wonderful. Absolutely wonderful. I love the freedom we have. It also seems more challenging. Looking back, I can't believe that I used to be terrified of going to high school. It's absolutely wonderful.

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Where Is Our Imagination?

Modern science leaves no room for imagination. We wonder why young children are so stressed out? Could it be that they have no escape? That they are forced to grow up too fast? Let's face it, kids aren't allowed to dream anymore.
For example, kids who talk to imaginary friends past a certain age are deemed lonely or psychologically imbalanced. Everyone wants their children to be perfect, and thus they pressure the kids beyond their limits. In school, kids of all ages are forced to take on adult roles. Rather than be permitted to believe in such creatures as dragons, children are not only quickly corrected, but often ridiculed. Not only is there so little room for creativity, but teachers often doubt their student's abilities. Fortunately, whenever this happened, my parents would go to the school and stand up for me.
There is a solution. While you have little control over others, make sure that you encourage every child you meet to be creative and express him/her self. Let kids be kids.

Is Education Affordable?

Today's topic is a political one. Can we afford to send our children to school. Now, while I'm certainly not suggesting that we stop sending our kids to school, I would like to point out that even public schooling has become ridiculously expensive. I just started high school, and already my parents spent sixty-five bucks on my first semester supplies, $108 on a graphing calculator, and now eighty dollars on a yearbook. But, let's be fair. Without extra stuff, the yearbook is only forty-five plus tax and handling. However, let's start with elementary school:

Total Amt Spent Per Year In Elementary Schools:$20-$60

Total Amt Spent Per Year In Middle School: $60-$100

Total Amt Spent Per Year In High School: $100-$300

Outrageous? It's true though. Tally up all the money you spend throughout your child's school year on their education. It is likely more. So, just how much is this from Pre-K to their Senior year? Take a nerve pill:

$720-$1920

New Plans For Blog

Usually, I toggle back and forth between the world of comedy and the world of politics in my blogs. Well, I need more views, so I've decided that instead of just comedy, I will do a funny top ten list.

Top Ten Time Wasting TV Shows And How They Keep You Entranced

NOTE: this is my personal opinion. You can agree or disagree. I don't really care.

10. Court TV- Any court tv show can keep you entranced simply by making you want to know the ruling, and often it is not as exciting as you expected.

9. Comedians: Even if they aren't very good, we still watch and wait for them to get better

8. The Steve Wilkos Show: While I love this show, if you think about it, all you are doing is watching a bunch of people argue over the results of either a DNA or a lie detector test. But, although this show is similar to the next to shows, I still think some of the cases on this show are more intresting

7. The Jerry Springer Show- Wow. Do I really have to say anything?

6. The Maury Show- At least the Jerry Springer show is diverse. 99% of the time, all Maury shows are about the results of DNA tests. Although, to his credit, Maury is nicer to his guests than some other talk show hosts.

5. Celebrity News- Whichever show you watch, next time you watch it, ask yourself why you care.

4. Lifetime: Their movies suck, but any channel that shows movies most of the time is a good way to kill your whole day.

3. America's Next Top Model: IDK why, but a lot of people seem to like to spend a ton of time watching this.

2. The Harry Potter Movies- While they are my fav movies, if you want to kill time, watch one, they are about three hours long each

1. The News- You heard me right. The News. CNN. Fox. MSNBC. Have you ever just left the TV on and watched three cycles of the same headlines? Exactly.

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"History does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks through determinism and opens up new roads." ~Charles de Gaulle