Senioritis

Anyone who has ever attended high school knows what "Senioritis" is. It's a strange affliction that overtakes high school seniors. Nice, quiet students become delinquents. Overachievers suddenly decide it's not worth the effort. Teachers go insane. In short, it's total chaos.

Being a graduating senior, I can attest to this phenomenon first-hand. You will notice that I can somehow find the time to blog but struggle to carve out fifteen minutes to write a paper. Why? I'm going to be out of school in a few short days; why waste my time sucking up to teachers? Granted, I still manage to stay out of trouble but what is the point of writing yet another paper when I could be doing some last-minute bonding with my friends? In short, I can't wait to be out of here. I love my friends and have wonderful teachers but I guess I'm kind of beyond the whole high school mindset.

I need something more than giving shallow answers to equally shallow questions. I'm sick of regurgitating meaningless facts and "memorizing" information to pass tests. I'm ready to think for myself and learn who I am and what I truly am capable of. That will never happen in my hometown.