My highschool has only max 680 students. that is less than an average freshmen class! i didn't wanna go to this school, but no school would take me and they sent me to a EVEN smaller school in the first place. i had to transfer and they only transfer me to this school. i feel like i'm wasting " the best years of my life" while everyone else is having such a good time. all my friends got into big schools and they are having a blast. i noe im being immature and i wanna stop feeling this way. i try to meet friends. but if i turn out liking this school? then i won't even try to transfer and then ill miss out next year's "best years of my life"? i don't know. everyone else seems to be loving highschool and i hate it. it's so hard to make friends here. my parents won't let me transfer and i noe it'll b hard to transfer anyways. am i really missing out? how can i feel better? are big schools better? how does it feel to b in a big school?
2007-12-23 12:50:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
How would you like to go to a HS where there are 3000 kids in the school like I did. It was crazy out of control, too much. You get lost in the hallways!!!! You are not missing out on anything. Its not the size of the school that matters it what you can learn from teachers who will help you go on in life to a career and develope as an adult. A smaller school is perfect for that. If you think your missing out on parties and stuff ther were no parties in my school hardly at all, because knowbody knew if you went to the school or not until they graduated! Don't worry you will be just fine. Study hard and enjoy your life.
2007-12-23 13:06:54 · answer #1 · answered by Mike S 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the only advantage to being in a big school is that not everyone knows you and your business. It makes it easier to be yourself, and everyone has more freedom to be who they want to be cuz there are more crowds to "fit" into. (theres more comformity than some teens like to admit).
If you're in a small school, you have the upper hand in education. There is probably less students per class, which allows the teacher to focus on each student. Im in a large school and some classes are jam-packed and difficult to manage. Thankfully, this year im in AP classes, so there are less students per class.
So the question is: do you care more about your social life or your education? which is more important to you?
I know socializing is important. trust me, i wish i could spend more time with my friends. But you will always have other means of socializing. Besides, in a small school, you still have ways of having fun. School isnt the only place to hang out.
2007-12-23 21:28:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe they are better...
They give the students more opprotunity to explore academia out side of the 6-7 subjects the state forces you to learn, small schools rarely offer any extra options.
I've relocated for the specific purpose of putting my daughter in a better school, because I actually care about her and her education, unlike your parents who only want you to have whats convient for them.
A small school hardly teaches the students anything. If you go to college after attending a little school it is SO MUCH HARDER because the others students around you are so much more prepared.
I hate that I went to school for 8 years to learn something that the local high schools teach their students in my new area (Graphic Design.)
With my degree I now know only as much as everybody else in my new community!
But on the good side, my daughter will have an awesome opprotunity to explore all kinds of different subjects.
These schools offer Visual Arts, Media (Including a weekly newspaper and a cable TV channel), Jazz band, marching band, and individual performing arts, Techonology, swim team, all kinds of different sports, several languages too choose from, Business, Sociology, psychology, drama etc...
And I'm not talking classes, I'm talking entire departments dedicated too these subjects that most small schools do not even offer!
It is definitely not fair too you.
They probably let u go to school there because they found a cheap house somewhere and care more about getting a big house for a low price than their own childrens education! (Thats what my parents did!)
Unfortunately in the future you will learn that people WILL SELL things we think of as invaluable, like their childrens education, all the time they would ever spend with their family, security and more for a low low price!
You should try to make your parents feel as guilty as they should for putting a price tag on your education and selling it to the highest bidder!
2007-12-23 21:04:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you are lucky to have a school with 680 students be happy.
my friend goes to a school with 300 kids and its from grades pre-schoool to 12th grade.
2007-12-23 21:34:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont recomend it, evry high schhol is basicly the same in difrent ways besides small high schools and less likly for achol problems smoking problems or violence
2007-12-23 20:59:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋