Anticipation

I remember the lead up to the first day of school. for me, it was always dreadful. The anticipation for change can help us mentally and emotionally prepare for what is to come, but the process of change can still be overwhelming and even frightening.

Students have always hated school from what I remember. They often dread school for the amount of responsibilities suddenly thrown on them, the social pressure to perform or to behave, and the freedom they lose for the sake of conformity, control, and ease. Teachers too can face the same feelings as the school year creeps up. Often times, each side may blame the other for making school what it is, instead of cooperating and cohabitating in an educational and fun environment.

With the new school year approaching, all I ask is for you to take time and find one thing you enjoy about the school year, one thing you can change to make it better, and one thing you would like to keep to make it familiar.