What do you think high school is for? What would you change about it?

Well I guess it really all depends on what you are going to use your high school diploma for. If you are going to continue on to college, I guess high school would be preparing you to take harder, college level classes. If you are going in to the job market, it is teaching you the basic skills you need to survive. Whether you are counting out money at a cash register, or taking a college calculus test, you are going to need to learn how to do math. I think high school is also a time when you establish long-term friendships, and really start to become your own person. I went to O’Dea high school in Seattle, and I think our teachers put us under a lot of stress to go to college. I don’t think there was a single person in my class that didn’t go on to college right after they graduated. Honestly, I think students need a break in between high school and college just to decide what they really want to do with their lives. I did go to a private school so things might be a little different, but I would want to change how much the school pushes you to move on. Some people really aren’t meant to go on to college, and I think students really need a chance to think about it before they commit themselves.