About School ;(

[Cimmy]

Some of older friends have left me and my other friends for some more popular kids but I try to be optimistic and think that life will just get better over time.

 

[ProfessorRetro]

Yeah, but it happens everywhere.

 

[was227/TheMeatyMan]

You shouldn't hold a grudge against them just because they're popular. A lot of popular people can be kind. The reason the nice popular kids became popular was because they tried to be nice to everyone. But then, there are some stupid ones. It's good to try look on the good side of them. Some are mean. Just ignore them. School doesn't matter too much of popularity, it's about getting a good education. So don't let those kids get to you.

 

[Ali]

Ahhh the popular kids. They say something really stupid, and everyone laughs. Just wait tell you guys get jobs. We'll see whose laughing.

That's pretty fresh.

 

[Mamiamato24]

I honestly don't care about being popular. The "popular" kids at my school are the most inconsiderate, ignorant, unintelligent and retarded group of people you will probably ever meet in your whole life. My school was even on the news once....10 people got arrested for child pornography. And that's why I hate my school, but everything else is cool. I'll be laughing when they all become drug addicts on the streets.

 

[iHaxors/Jess]

I honestly don't care about being popular. The "popular" kids at my school are the most inconsiderate, ignorant, unintelligent and retarded group of people you will probably ever meet in your whole life. My school was even on the news once....10 people got arrested for child pornography. And that's why I hate my school, but everything else is cool. I'll be laughing when they all become drug addicts on the streets.

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[Mamiamato24]

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Public schools summed up in a nutshell...

 

[Col_StaR]

Take it from a kid who put his high school days behind him a long time ago: popularity is fleeting and overrated. It just feels important at the time because that's what everyone thinks they should focus on, and no one knows any better (until they grow up).

The first thing that comes to the top of my head was the most popular girl in school, Jr. High through High School. She came from the key demographics that made up a majority of the active student body, she was wealthy, she was pretty, and she put a lot of emphasis on her social standing. She was the cool girl, and she knew it. Ruling the school with her exclusive clique of friends was something she did nearly on impulse. I remember how people saw her as a brown-haired angel, and they bent over backwards for her approval. I'm glad she wasn't the aggressive or rude type, because she had a platoon-sized group of devoted followers who could have easily ruled with an iron fist if she so willed it.

She and I were never in the same social circles, so I had no real reason to keep in touch with her after high school; she dropped off my map in the same way I never existed on hers. But thanks to the gift of the Internet and Facebook, I managed to check up on her via Facebook after 2 years. Sure, she might be facebook popular (900+ Friends), but her comments were always rather dismal and depressing, particularly noting a feeling of isolation and failure. She moved out of her parent's house without income, she was living with her boyfriend (who I knew was a jerk who probably saw her as a trophy wife), she had only a high-school education, and she was banking all of her future prospects on some mid-rent beauty school in order to become a hairdresser; the present nor the future were looking particularly bright for her. It's been a while since I last checked her profile, so maybe there's a child involved now who knows?

I honestly felt kind of bad for her. Here was a girl on the top of the world during her 6 years of schooling, only to discover that her golden throne was made up of Popsicle sticks and teenage hormones. Once she reached the real world, she was only a shadow of her former glory, and she knew it. That's why she felt so sad, so alone: she couldn't adjust to the realities of adult life.

Meanwhile, there were other kids in my circle or those around me who were either not popular at all, or more than just popular. Smart kids, talented kids, motivated kids, kids who banked more in the future of adult-hood than in the fleeting present of high school. Those kids won't be relegated to beauty school any time soon: they set their sights high, and they will only grow from here. I hope everyone who's reading this now is part of this demographic.

TL;DR: Things change dramatically after your mandatory schooling. And it's not always in the ways you expect.

 

[TheManeEvent]

One of the good things about my dad being in the military is every few years, I can start completely fresh at a new school. From what I've learned, it really just varies from school to school. In Texas, the populars were the stereotypical assholes. In Canada, contrary to popular belief, the populars were just as mean, if not a little more, as the ones in Texas. In California, the populars are loud and obnoxious at times but for the most part, they're actually pretty nice.

 

[iHaxors/Jess]

Take it from a kid who put his high school days behind him a long time ago: popularity is fleeting and overrated. It just feels important at the time because that's what everyone thinks they should focus on, and no one knows any better (until they grow up).

The first thing that comes to the top of my head was the most popular girl in school, Jr. High through High School. She came from the key demographics that made up a majority of the active student body, she was wealthy, she was pretty, and she put a lot of emphasis on her social standing. She was the cool girl, and she knew it. Ruling the school with her exclusive clique of friends was something she did nearly on impulse. I remember how people saw her as a brown-haired angel, and they bent over backwards for her approval. I'm glad she wasn't the aggressive or rude type, because she had a platoon-sized group of devoted followers who could have easily ruled with an iron fist if she so willed it.

She and I were never in the same social circles, so I had no real reason to keep in touch with her after high school; she dropped off my map in the same way I never existed on hers. But thanks to the gift of the Internet and Facebook, I managed to check up on her via Facebook after 2 years. Sure, she might be facebook popular (900+ Friends), but her comments were always rather dismal and depressing, particularly noting a feeling of isolation and failure. She moved out of her parent's house without income, she was living with her boyfriend (who I knew was a jerk who probably saw her as a trophy wife), she had only a high-school education, and she was banking all of her future prospects on some mid-rent beauty school in order to become a hairdresser; the present nor the future were looking particularly bright for her. It's been a while since I last checked her profile, so maybe there's a child involved now who knows?

I honestly felt kind of bad for her. Here was a girl on the top of the world during her 6 years of schooling, only to discover that her golden throne was made up of Popsicle sticks and teenage hormones. Once she reached the real world, she was only a shadow of her former glory, and she knew it. That's why she felt so sad, so alone: she couldn't adjust to the realities of adult life.

Meanwhile, there were other kids in my circle or those around me who were either not popular at all, or more than just popular. Smart kids, talented kids, motivated kids, kids who banked more in the future of adult-hood than in the fleeting present of high school. Those kids won't be relegated to beauty school any time soon: they set their sights high, and they will only grow from here. I hope everyone who's reading this now is part of this demographic.

TL;DR: Things change dramatically after your mandatory schooling. And it's not always in the ways you expect.

Thanks for taking the time to right that out, I appreciate it.

 

[TheOneHarry]

I'd rather have a group of small close friends. Than a big group of fake friends who probably say stuff behind your back anyway. Peace.

 

[Kezzer]

Popularity is both good and bad. Yes you will never be alone if you are popular but more people = more chance for something to go wrong. Having a small group of friends you can truly share anything with is one of the best things in the world. You see a whole different side to people so in all honesty I couldn't care less if someone has more "friends" than me because quality beats quantity every time.